diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3115ec4..2a90e47 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ deploy:
   tags:
     - shell
   before_script:
-    - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
     - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
     - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
   script: