diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 609009d00a4eb24fdeb45059b0e6b72b0ee4092c..ed9b2c48ee5c387d3998f7447eb9e4201c946f2c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -83,12 +83,11 @@ test:
 # Deploy: Trigger building of server image and integration tests
 trigger_inttest:
   stage: deploy
-  needs: [ test ]
+  needs: [ ]
   inherit:
     variables:
       # List the variables that shall be inherited, which also means they will override any equally
       # named varibles in child pipelines.
-      - DEPLOY_REF
       - TRIGGERED_BY_REPO
       - TRIGGERED_BY_REF
       - TRIGGERED_BY_HASH