diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 106040ea7b..4af65665c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -256,19 +256,6 @@ jobs:
       devdeps_image: ${{ fromJson(needs.config.outputs.json).image_hash[format('{0}-gcc11', matrix.platform)] }}
       devdeps_cache: ${{ fromJson(needs.config.outputs.json).cache_key[format('{0}-gcc11', matrix.platform)] }}
       devdeps_archive: ${{ fromJson(needs.config.outputs.json).tar_archive[format('{0}-gcc11', matrix.platform)] }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Download Cached qutip Wheel
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: qutip-wheel-${{ matrix.platform }}
-          path: ./wheelhouse
-
-      - name: Build Docker Image
-        run: |
-          docker build \
-            --build-arg QUTIP_WHEEL=./wheelhouse/qutip*.whl \
-            --build-arg DEVDEPS_IMAGE=${{ fromJson(needs.config.outputs.json).image_hash[format('{0}-gcc11', matrix.platform)] }} \
-            --tag myrepo/cudaq:${{ matrix.platform }} .
 
   python_wheels:
     name: Create Python wheels