diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2872890..b01b263 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,3 @@ deploy-job:
     - cd "./build"
     - sed -i "s/DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG/${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}/g" kustomization.yaml
     - kubectl apply -k ./
-    - echo "Waiting for deployment..."
-    - sleep 30
-    - WEBSITE_POD=$(kubectl get pod -l "$KUBE_POD_LABELS" -n "$KUBE_NAMESPACE" -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}")
-    - kubectl delete -n "$KUBE_NAMESPACE" pod "$WEBSITE_POD"