diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5d3cc4cfc..06861d479 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -109,15 +109,15 @@ frontend build:
       - static/
       - config/webpack.yml
 
-uniworx:
+backend build:
   stage: build
   cache:
     - *stack-cache
   script:
     - make bin/uniworx
-    - find .stack-work
-    - cp $(stack path --dist-dir)/build/hlint/hlint bin/test-hlint
-    - cp $(stack path --dist-dir)/build/yesod/yesod bin/test-yesod
+    # - find .stack-work
+    # - cp $(stack path --dist-dir)/build/hlint/hlint bin/test-hlint
+    # - cp $(stack path --dist-dir)/build/yesod/yesod bin/test-yesod
   needs:
     - job: frontend dependencies # transitive
       artifacts: false
@@ -132,35 +132,37 @@ uniworx:
       - bin/
   resource_group: ram
 
-uniworxdb:
-  stage: build
-  script:
-    - make bin/uniworxdb
-  needs:
-    # TODO: no frontend needed
-    - job: frontend dependencies # transitive
-      artifacts: false
-    - job: frontend build # transitive
-      artifacts: false
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-      - bin/uniworxdb
+# TODO: part of backend build; probably deprecated
+# uniworxdb:
+#   stage: build
+#   script:
+#     - make bin/uniworxdb
+#   needs:
+#     # TODO: no frontend needed
+#     - job: frontend dependencies # transitive
+#       artifacts: false
+#     - job: frontend build # transitive
+#       artifacts: false
+#   artifacts:
+#     paths:
+#       - bin/uniworxdb
 
+# TODO: part of backend build; probably deprecated
 # TODO: rewrite
-uniworx:exe:uniworxload:
-  stage: build
-  script:
-    - xzcat uniworx:lib:uniworx.nar.xz | nix-store --import
-    - nix -L build -o result ".#uniworx:exe:uniworxload"
-    - nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR result) | xz -T0 -2 > uniworx:exe:uniworxload.nar.xz
-  needs:
-    - job: frontend dependencies # transitive
-      artifacts: false
-    - job: frontend build # transitive
-      artifacts: false
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-      - uniworx:exe:uniworxload.nar.xz
+# uniworx:exe:uniworxload:
+#   stage: build
+#   script:
+#     - xzcat uniworx:lib:uniworx.nar.xz | nix-store --import
+#     - nix -L build -o result ".#uniworx:exe:uniworxload"
+#     - nix-store --export $(nix-store -qR result) | xz -T0 -2 > uniworx:exe:uniworxload.nar.xz
+#   needs:
+#     - job: frontend dependencies # transitive
+#       artifacts: false
+#     - job: frontend build # transitive
+#       artifacts: false
+#   artifacts:
+#     paths:
+#       - uniworx:exe:uniworxload.nar.xz
 
 frontend lint:
   stage: lint
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ backend lint:
   needs:
     - job: backend dependencies
       artifacts: true
-    - job: uniworx
+    - job: backend build
       artifacts: true
 
 frontend test:
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ backend test:
   needs:
     - job: backend dependencies
       artifacts: true
-    - job: uniworx
+    - job: backend build
       artifacts: true
   # TODO: configure report artifacts