diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 42833779..a176097f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -760,9 +760,6 @@ PUBLISH:
     # silence warnings
     - chmod 0600 config.yml config/*.yml config/*/*.yml
     - chmod 0700 $gpghome
-    # make fake 'ciarang' index signing key
-    - keytool -keyclone -alias 4e7da5b7 -dest ciarang
-        -keypass:env keypass -new:env keypass -storepass:env keystorepass -keystore $keystore
 
     - export PATH=$CI_PROJECT_DIR:$PATH