diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index dc4b73e42c52d88cea7699d89b71da63c0767bf5..6f3b427238fe8726a68dbffaddc151edac3820cd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -75,16 +75,15 @@ stages:
   - fi
   - mkdir -pv build
   - cd build
-  - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON ..
+  - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -DBUILD_DEMOS=OFF -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF ..
   - make -j$(nproc)
-  - ctest -j$(nproc)
   - make install
 
 .build_and_test_template: &build_and_test_definition
   - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR
   - mkdir -pv build
   - cd build
-  - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON ..
+  - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=release -DBUILD_TESTS=ON ..
   - make -j$(nproc)
   - ctest -j$(nproc)
   - make install