diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 92957c7137c9b4b7c6f594dc55200d24b36b0c02..4fbf740c6f0cdc053061656b816d5faf09937578 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -140,32 +140,6 @@ push-snapshot-helm-nexus:
     paths:
       - "*.tgz"
 
-gitops-snapshot:
-  variables:
-    GIT_NAME: gitlab-ci
-    GIT_EMAIL: lsh-git@rz.uni-kiel.de
-    GITOPS_ENVIRONMENT: dev
-    VALUES_FILE_NAME: afm-adapter-values.yaml
-    VALUES_FILE: ${GITOPS_ENVIRONMENT}/application/values/${VALUES_FILE_NAME}
-  stage: publish
-  before_script:
-    - apk add --no-cache git yq  # yq-go in newer versions of alpine (from 3.20 on)
-    - git config user.name '${GIT_NAME}'
-    - git config user.email '${GIT_EMAIL}'
-    - !reference [.get-version, before_script]
-  script:
-    - git clone https://${GITEA_USER}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@git.ozg-sh.de/ozgcloud-devops/gitops.git
-    - cd gitops
-    - yq '.afm_adapter.image.tag = ${SNAPSHOT_TAG}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}' ${VALUES_FILE}
-    - yq '.afm_adapter.helm.version = ${PROJECT_VERSION}-main-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}' ${VALUES_FILE}
-    - git add ${VALUES_FILE}
-    - git commit -m 'code.sh GitLab CI rollout ${environment} ${PROJECT_ARTIFACTID} version ${SNAPSHOT_TAG}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}'
-    - git push https://${GITEA_USER}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@git.ozg-sh.de/ozgcloud-devops/gitops.git
-  # only:
-  #  - main
-  rules:
-    when: never  # waiting for gitea access token
-
 # Release jobs
 push-release-image-gitlab:
   stage: publish