diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 67898dc0af..71cab73fee 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -584,14 +584,14 @@ Ubuntu_AndroidNDK_arm64-v8a:
     - CI/before_script.android.sh
     - cd build
     - cmake --build . -- -j $(nproc)
-    - cmake --install .
+    # - cmake --install .  # no one uses builds anyway, disable until 'no space left' is resolved
     - ccache -s
     - df -h
     - ls | grep -v -e '^extern$' -e '^install$' | xargs -I '{}' rm -rf './{}'
     - cd ..
     - df -h
     - du -sh build/
-    - du -sh build/install/
+    # - du -sh build/install/ # no install dir because it's commented out above
     - du -sh apt-cache/
     - du -sh ccache/
     - du -sh build/extern/fetched/