diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 6a93abf95f..89bf2c51e2 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ jobs:
           name: Start Selenium
           command: npx selenium-standalone start 
           background: true
-      - run: npm run downloadsolc_assets_dist
       - run: ./apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_test.sh firefox
       - store_test_results:
           path: ./reports/tests
@@ -201,7 +200,6 @@ jobs:
           name: Start Selenium
           command: npx selenium-standalone start 
           background: true
-      - run: npm run downloadsolc_assets_dist
       - run: ./apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_plugin_api.sh
       - store_test_results:
           path: ./reports/tests