diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a801c44daebe4c65451ce34ef4f84bf4743dd87a..6db22a863ffcc89d42e3a5d11e4df61579b82201 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -238,29 +238,6 @@ permanent_tag_dev_test_image:
     - crane delete ${BASE_IMAGE_TEMP_LOCATION}
 
 
-# This stage simply downloads the latest artifacts of the generate_pinned_env_files stage 
-# for the current branch and makes it available for later stage as artifacts
-# This is usefull when the pipeline runs but the generate_pinned_env_files did not run (no changes, not 1st commit, etc.)
-# gitlab rest API: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/job_artifacts.html
-# Note: curl from this job artifacts, not the one generating files, because this one is present in every pipeline while other is
-#       not there in pipeline with not changes, tags, etc.
-download_pinned_dependencies:
-  stage: TestsDoc
-  image: curlimages/curl
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "merge_request_event"
-  script:
-    - if [ -f "${PROD_PINNED_DEPENDENCIES_FILE}" ]; then echo "Artifact exists, doing nothing" && exit 0; fi
-    - echo "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/jobs/artifacts/${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}/download?job=generate_pinned_env_files"
-    - 'curl --location --output artifacts.zip --header "JOB-TOKEN: $CI_JOB_TOKEN" "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/jobs/artifacts/${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}/download?job=download_pinned_dependencies"'
-    - unzip artifacts.zip
-  artifacts:
-    when: always # always provide artifact even if pipeline fails, to have it available for next pipeline
-    expire_in: 90 days
-    paths:
-      - ${PROD_PINNED_DEPENDENCIES_FILE}
-
-
 build_docker_image_latest:
   stage: DeployLatest
   variables: