diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b8d1df0..5fd37bb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ tracing_enabled:
   image: $BASE_IMAGE_ID:$DISTRO
   script:
     - lttng --version && apt list lttng-tools liblttng-ust-dev python3-lttng python3-babeltrace
-    - lttng-sessiond --daemonize
     - colcon build --symlink-install --event-handlers console_cohesion+ --packages-up-to $PACKAGES_LIST
     - . install/local_setup.sh
     - ./build/tracetools/status