diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a024f19a8..b955152b5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ yesod:build:dev:
   before_script:
     - apt-get update -y
     - apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales-all
-    - ln -s $(which g++-7) $(dirname $(which g++-7))/g++
     - apt-get install openssh-client -y
     - install -v -m 0700 -d ~/.ssh
     - install -v -T -m 0644 ${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS} ~/.ssh/known_hosts
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@ yesod:build:
   before_script:
     - apt-get update -y
     - apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales-all
-    - ln -s $(which g++-7) $(dirname $(which g++-7))/g++
     - apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends openssh-client
     - install -v -m 0700 -d ~/.ssh
     - install -v -T -m 0644 ${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS} ~/.ssh/known_hosts
@@ -167,7 +165,6 @@ hlint:dev:
   before_script:
     - apt-get update -y
     - apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales-all
-    - ln -s $(which g++-7) $(dirname $(which g++-7))/g++
   dependencies:
     - frontend:build
 
@@ -191,7 +188,6 @@ yesod:test:dev:
   before_script:
     - apt-get update -y
     - apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales-all
-    - ln -s $(which g++-7) $(dirname $(which g++-7))/g++
   dependencies:
     - frontend:build
       
@@ -211,7 +207,6 @@ hlint:
   before_script:
     - apt-get update -y
     - apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales-all
-    - ln -s $(which g++-7) $(dirname $(which g++-7))/g++
   dependencies:
     - frontend:build
 
@@ -236,7 +231,6 @@ yesod:test:
   before_script:
     - apt-get update -y
     - apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends locales-all
-    - ln -s $(which g++-7) $(dirname $(which g++-7))/g++
   dependencies:
     - frontend:build