diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9cd5d16ae51b858c0d02433879d07744142e98c0..f1c2f11b0e389f6f7530ffce329156913447e27d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ archiveretrieve:
   except:
     - tags
   stage: test
-  retry: 1
   script:
     - export NAMESPACE="archiveretrieve-${CTA_BUILD_ID}-$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-z0-9' | fold -w 4 | head -n 1)"
     - cd continuousintegration/orchestration/; ./run_systemtest.sh -n ${NAMESPACE} -p ${CI_PIPELINE_ID} -s tests/archive_retrieve.sh -O -D -t 2400 -C
@@ -251,7 +250,6 @@ repack:
   except:
     - tags
   stage: test
-  retry: 1
   script:
     - export NAMESPACE="repack-${CTA_BUILD_ID}-$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-z0-9' | fold -w 4 | head -n 1)"
     - cd continuousintegration/orchestration/; ./run_systemtest.sh -n ${NAMESPACE} -p ${CI_PIPELINE_ID} -s tests/repack_systemtest_wrapper.sh -O -D -t 2400 -C
@@ -268,7 +266,6 @@ dbunittests_oracle:
   except:
     - tags
   stage: test
-  retry: 1
   script:
     - export NAMESPACE="dbunittestsoracle-${CTA_BUILD_ID}-$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-z0-9' | fold -w 4 | head -n 1)"
     - cd continuousintegration/orchestration/; ./run_systemtest.sh -n ${NAMESPACE} -p ${CI_PIPELINE_ID} -s /usr/bin/true -O -D -U -t 600 -C