diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d4c2bbc9589456e6086b0cc63433fa238ec28627..95539fc2ff9df6838143616df39cc1424c88478f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -20,21 +20,6 @@ stages:
     - build
     - test
 
-format:
-    <<: *global_tag_def
-    stage: build
-    script:
-        - clang-format --version # we use clang-format-10 exclusively
-        - ./scripts/format_code.py
-        - mkdir -p patches
-        - if git diff --patch --exit-code > patches/clang-format.patch; then echo "Clang format changed nothing"; else echo "Clang format found changes to make!"; false; fi
-    artifacts:
-        paths:
-            - patches/
-        expire_in: 1 day
-        when: on_failure
-    allow_failure: true
-
 build:
     <<: *global_tag_def
     stage: build