diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6604fbccd..0e411a44a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ node modules:
         - .npm
         - node_modules
   script:
-    - "nix-shell -p gup nodejs_21 --command 'make node_modules'"
+    - "nix-shell --command 'make node_modules'"
   before_script: &nix-before
     - git config --global init.defaultBranch master
     - install -v -m 0700 -d ~/.ssh
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ frontend:
       paths:
         - .well-known-cache
   script:
-    - "nix-shell -p gup --command 'make .npmrc'" # TODO: hotfix (.npmrc must not be artifact!); make obsolete
-    - "nix-shell -p nodejs_21 exiftool --command 'make frontend-build'"
+    - "nix-shell --command 'make frontend-build'"
   before_script: *nix-before
   needs:
     - job: node modules