diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy_hosted.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy_hosted.yml
index f945a6b3fa..d5c1f85b16 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy_hosted.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy_hosted.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ jobs:
           cache: "npm"
           cache-dependency-path: package-lock.json
 
-      - name: install deps
-        run: npm ci
-        shell: bash
-
       - name: create generated dir
         run: mkdir -p ./assets/generated
         shell: bash