diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ac694c3ff28d0e9bc206a71a0d297e9e8026d358..3ecddc7b9c49289318fe07088a9c51afa6aa865d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ deploy_devcontainer:
     project: tecnalia_robotics/ci_test_repos/simple_ros_test
     strategy: depend
 
-simple_ros_melodic_test:
-  extends: .simple_ros_test
-  variables:
-    TEMPLATE_TO_USE: ci-templates/auto-rules/melodic-default.yml
-
 simple_ros_noetic_test:
   extends: .simple_ros_test
   variables:
@@ -42,8 +37,3 @@ simple_ros_core_with_noetic_test:
   extends: .simple_ros_test
   variables:
     TEMPLATE_TO_USE: test/core_with_noetic.yml
-
-simple_ros_auto_rules_melodic_noetic_test:
-  extends: .simple_ros_test
-  variables:
-    TEMPLATE_TO_USE: test/auto_rules_melodic_noetic.yml
diff --git a/test/auto_rules_melodic_noetic.yml b/test/auto_rules_melodic_noetic.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 26e5143d807ccf67eef87c99cac615e3e5beb39e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/test/auto_rules_melodic_noetic.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-include: ci-templates/auto-rules/no-default.yml
-
-variables:
-  BUILD_MELODIC: 1
-  BUILD_NOETIC: 1
diff --git a/test/core_with_noetic.yml b/test/core_with_noetic.yml
index ce063ed55bc62ed643bddd27a45f9359ac3af735..b1e2422327346d63f544537b9e0d43b6b112ca0a 100644
--- a/test/core_with_noetic.yml
+++ b/test/core_with_noetic.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 include: ci-templates/core.yml
 
-industrial_ci_melodic:
-  extends: .industrial_ci
-  variables:
-    ROS_DISTRO: melodic
-
 industrial_ci_noetic:
   extends: .industrial_ci
   variables: