diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index eb533b6ac0faa6511553f0fdbeda4d9ffaec1ac9..b2054ebb2f7c3741f15105b5bf99ecc7eae2e215 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,25 +31,6 @@ debian-11-gcc-9-17-with-checking:
     DUNECI_CMAKE_FLAGS: "-DDUNE_MAX_TEST_CORES=4 -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_LATEX=TRUE -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Alberta=TRUE -DCMAKE_DISABLE_DOCUMENTATION=TRUE"
   tags: [duneci]
 
-# no numpy version available for this image on the gitlab registry
-# disable python bindings for now
-ubuntu:18.04 clang-6-17:
-  image: registry.dune-project.org/docker/ci/ubuntu:18.04
-  script: duneci-standard-test
-  stage: test
-  variables:
-    DUNECI_TOOLCHAIN: clang-6-17
-    DUNECI_CMAKE_FLAGS: "-DDUNE_ENABLE_PYTHONBINDINGS=OFF"
-  tags: [duneci]
-ubuntu:18.04 clang-5-17:
-  image: registry.dune-project.org/docker/ci/ubuntu:18.04
-  script: duneci-standard-test
-  stage: test
-  variables:
-    DUNECI_TOOLCHAIN: clang-5-17
-    DUNECI_CMAKE_FLAGS: "-DDUNE_ENABLE_PYTHONBINDINGS=OFF"
-  tags: [duneci]
-
 # Check for spelling mistakes in text
 code-spelling-check:
   stage: .pre