diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8a5269d11f..9126020f13 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ optional-debug:linux:
         - cd server-cli && VELOREN_ASSETS=assets cargo build --verbose && cd ..
         - cp target/debug/veloren-server-cli $CI_PROJECT_DIR
         - cp target/debug/veloren-voxygen $CI_PROJECT_DIR
-        - cp LICENSE $CI_PROJECT_DIR
     artifacts:
         paths:
             - veloren-server-cli
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ optional-debug:windows:
         - cd server-cli && VELOREN_ASSETS=assets cargo build --verbose --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu && cd ..
         - cp target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/debug/veloren-server-cli.exe $CI_PROJECT_DIR
         - cp target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/debug/veloren-voxygen.exe $CI_PROJECT_DIR
-        - cp LICENSE $CI_PROJECT_DIR
     artifacts:
         paths:
             - veloren-server-cli.exe
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ optional-release:linux:
         - cd server-cli && VELOREN_ASSETS=assets cargo build --verbose --release && cd ..
         - cp target/release/veloren-server-cli $CI_PROJECT_DIR
         - cp target/release/veloren-voxygen $CI_PROJECT_DIR
-        - cp LICENSE $CI_PROJECT_DIR
     artifacts:
         paths:
             - veloren-server-cli
@@ -108,7 +105,6 @@ optional-release:windows:
         - cd server-cli && VELOREN_ASSETS=assets cargo build --verbose --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu --release && cd ..
         - cp target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/release/veloren-server-cli.exe $CI_PROJECT_DIR
         - cp target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/release/veloren-voxygen.exe $CI_PROJECT_DIR
-        - cp LICENSE $CI_PROJECT_DIR
     artifacts:
         paths:
             - veloren-server-cli.exe