diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4835445749def2c0c65564556a1ae2824fc95524..10a5d95597db54b420bbc3c6b9fbb14f9fa41d81 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-image: openjdk:17-jdk
+image: openjdk:17-alpine
 
 
 default:
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ build:gradle:
       - ./build/reports/checkstyle/
       - ./build/jacocoHtml
       - ./build/libs/*.jar
-      - ./build/reports/pitest
     expire_in: 4 week
 
 
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ pages:
     - pwd
     - mv ./build/reports/tests/ public
     - mv ./build/reports/checkstyle/ public
-    - mv ./build/reports/pitest/ public
     - mv ./build/jacocoHtml/ public
     - mv ./build/libs/*.jar public
     - pwd
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 97df8880c01aff3ff3e7e0f1ac98fc7e62090703..c4466c171db467ca75254e0bbc1d8c6a2886170c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
     id 'idea'
     id 'application'
     id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '7.1.0'
-    id 'info.solidsoft.pitest' version '1.7.0'
 
 }
 group 'com.nsa.cm6123-6623'
@@ -101,20 +100,6 @@ task buildAndReport {
     dependsOn build, jacocoTestReport
 }
 
-
-pitest {
-    targetClasses = ['com.cm6123.monopoly.*']  //by default "${project.group}.*"
-    excludedClasses = ['com.cm6123.monopoly.app.*']
-    //pitestVersion = '1.4.1' //not needed when a default PIT version should be used
-    threads = 4
-    outputFormats = ['XML', 'HTML']
-    timestampedReports = false
-    junit5PluginVersion = '0.15'
-}
-
-//check.dependsOn("pitest") //comment this line out if your build fails with the 'CoverageMinion' error.
-
-
 rootProject.tasks.named("jar") {
     duplicatesStrategy = 'include'
 }