diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fda6189..58ad4c3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 stages:
   - generate
   - lint
-  - cache
   - trigger
 
 variables:
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ shellcheck:
 # others were disappearing (e.g. daily builds for Rawhide) before we
 # could get to them
 downloads:
-  stage: cache
+  stage: generate
   retry: 2
   tags:
     - nix