diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
index 4c263f4ebeefa4e61ac1f981ae8d903522df59cd..c5b6234d698fe4c81120c7ad6688d844f34cf8cf 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
@@ -196,17 +196,13 @@ stages:
   }
 
   function install_gitleaks_rules() {
-    # If present, import gitleaks rules found inside the git repository (in place of the default + Orange rules)
     if [[ -f ".gitleaks.toml" ]]
     then
       log_info "Using custom Gitleaks rules from project (\\e[33;1m.gitleaks.toml\\e[0m)"
-      cp .gitleaks.toml ./gitleaks/rules.toml
-      export gitleaks_rule_opts="--config ./gitleaks/rules.toml"
     elif [[ "$GITLEAKS_RULES" ]]
     then
       log_info "Using Gitleaks rules from env (\\e[33;1m\$GITLEAKS_RULES\\e[0m)"
-      echo "$GITLEAKS_RULES" > ./gitleaks/rules.toml
-      export gitleaks_rule_opts="--config ./gitleaks/rules.toml"
+      echo "$GITLEAKS_RULES" > .gitleaks.toml
     else
       log_info "No Gitleaks rules found: use default"
     fi