diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ef92e1d696..276b3e903d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fedora-x86_64:
   image: registry.gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/gtk/fedora:v12
   stage: build
   variables:
-    EXTRA_MESON_FLAGS: "--buildtype=debug"
+    EXTRA_MESON_FLAGS: "--buildtype=debug --default-library=both"
   script:
     - meson ${COMMON_MESON_FLAGS} ${EXTRA_MESON_FLAGS}
             -Dx11-backend=true
@@ -62,38 +62,6 @@ fedora-x86_64:
     key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"
     <<: *cache-paths
 
-static-build:
-  image: registry.gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/gtk/fedora:v12
-  stage: build
-  variables:
-    EXTRA_MESON_FLAGS: "--default-library=both"
-  script:
-    - meson ${COMMON_MESON_FLAGS} ${EXTRA_MESON_FLAGS}
-            -Dx11-backend=true
-            -Dwayland-backend=true
-            -Dbroadway-backend=true
-            -Dvulkan=yes
-            _build
-    - ninja -C _build
-    - .gitlab-ci/run-tests.sh _build
-    - .gitlab-ci/meson-junit-report.py
-            --project-name=gtk
-            --job-id="${CI_JOB_NAME}"
-            --output=_build/report.xml
-            _build/meson-logs/testlog.json
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    reports:
-      junit:
-        - "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/_build/report.xml"
-    name: "gtk-${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
-    paths:
-      - "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/_build/meson-logs"
-      - "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/_build/report.xml"
-  cache:
-    key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"
-    <<: *cache-paths
-
 release-build:
   image: registry.gitlab.gnome.org/gnome/gtk/fedora:v12
   stage: build