diff --git a/ci/scripts/build-project.sh b/ci/scripts/build-project.sh
index 4c1276b..5bb85c5 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/build-project.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/build-project.sh
@@ -2,17 +2,10 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-readonly SKIP_TESTS="${SKIP_TESTS:-false}"
-
 # shellcheck source=common.sh
 source "$(dirname "$0")/common.sh"
 repository=$(pwd)/distribution-repository
-if [ "$SKIP_TESTS" == "true" ]; then
-	build_task=assemble
-else
-	build_task=build matrixTests
-fi
 
 pushd git-repo >/dev/null
-./gradlew clean "${build_task}" dist publish -PpublicationRepository="${repository}"
+./gradlew clean build matrixTests dist publish -PpublicationRepository="${repository}"
 popd >/dev/null