diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index bee9169d9d..c94b7e9271 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ EOF
       gl_proto="http"
 
       # Copy example configurations
-      test -f ${gitlab_yml_private} || \
-      zcat ${gitlab_yml_example} > ${gitlab_yml_private}
       test -f ${gitlab_shell_config_private} || \
       cp ${gitlab_shell_config_example} ${gitlab_shell_config_private}