diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 161f29b63fe767d8b7b0813788c3f27ce969099b..8be13ac43f6e09405c89a615f880fdac8cbe49ea 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ create the Gridded GLM package:
 # worry about this later; rsync isn't available in busybox. we probably need some refactoring to use a build image more directly & upload from there.
 #    # upload the package to /apollo/ via a limited-use key on espresso
 #    - rsync -auv -e "ssh -T -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o ForwardAgent=no -i $NICKB_UPLOAD_KEY" cspp-geo-gridded-glm-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA.tar.xz nickb@espresso:/apollo/csppgeo/packages/gridded-glm/ci/cspp-geo-gridded-glm-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA.tar.xz
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-      - cspp-geo-gridded-glm-*.tar.xz
-    expire_in: 1 week
 
 run tests:
   stage: test