diff --git a/gitlab/ci_template.yml b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
index ecc2c3916a..d9a80f64d6 100644
--- a/gitlab/ci_template.yml
+++ b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
@@ -242,19 +242,15 @@ check fedora:
       - $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "gst-examples"
       - $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "gst-omx"
       - $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "gst-docs"
-      - $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "gstreamer-vaapi"
 
 integration testsuites fedora:
   extends: '.test fedora x86_64'
-  before_script:
-    - rm -f gst-build/build/subprojects/gstreamer-vaapi/gst/vaapi/libgstvaapi.so
   variables:
     EXTRA_VALIDATE_ARGS: "--timeout-factor=2 --retry-on-failures --check-bugs"
     TEST_SUITE: "validate ges"
   except:
     variables:
       - $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "gst-omx"
-      - $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "gstreamer-vaapi"
       - $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "cerbero"
       - $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "gst-docs"