diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 552f438e94b41fa032c4250d61de15efa940dec8..91aec2d33250a5272a62cafc6e84c608d0cfe955 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ default:
 
 before_script:
   - apt-get update
-  - apt-get -y install shellcheck xargs
+  - apt-get -y install shellcheck
 
 test-syntax-job:   # This job runs in the test stage.
   stage: test    # It only starts when the job in the build stage completes successfully.