diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0e06e5aa00..28a064ba6f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ dist/english_plurals/generated_en.ts
 .idea/
 .vs/
 .vscode/
-.cache/
 CMakeLists.txt.user*
 
 # *nix related
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ff1ee5e9e2..51891c4876 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 stages:
   - format
   - build
-
-variables:
-  # https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/runners/configure_runners.html
-  TRANSFER_METER_FREQUENCY: "2s"
-  ARTIFACT_COMPRESSION_LEVEL: "fast"
-  # Use FASTZIP for faster compression in cache and artifacts 
-  # https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/feature-flags.html#available-feature-flags
-  FF_USE_FASTZIP: true
-  
-
 #CLANG FORMAT - CHECKS CODE FOR FORMATTING ISSUES
 clang-format:
   stage: format