diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 15f60e63bf..4aa5e9eb7f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,5 +21,4 @@ cargo-test:
     - apt update && apt install -y fuse3 libfuse3-dev
     - cargo build --locked
     - cargo test
-    - fallocate -l 256MiB test.bin
     - ./target/debug/redox_installer -c res/test.toml test.bin --no-mount