diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 68429f566e0a6ac6f7d5f48385f2170df42bbdef..a022c5a10c85365659e30e82740887cb218f60fd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -27,18 +27,6 @@ stages:
   # update apt
   - apt-get update
 
-.cmake316_template: &cmake316_definition
-  # cmake 3.16 installation (provisional)
-  - mkdir ~/temp
-  - cd ~/temp
-  - wget https://cmake.org/files/v3.16/cmake-3.16.0.tar.gz
-  - tar -xzvf cmake-3.16.0.tar.gz
-  - cd cmake-3.16.0
-  - ./bootstrap -- -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release -DCMAKE_USE_OPENSSL:STRING=OFF
-  - make -j$(nproc)
-  - make install
-  - cmake --version
-
 .license_header_template: &license_header_definition
   - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR
 
@@ -101,7 +89,6 @@ build_and_test:bionic:
   stage: build_and_test
   image: labrobotica/wolf_deps:18.04
   script:
-    #- *cmake316_definition
     - *build_and_test_definition
 
 ############ UBUNTU 20.04 TESTS ############