diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c06b05e4..ab6a1f88 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ update-repos:
 #
 # Available options for building are (VIRT _must_ be last for ssh override)
 #  DISTRO: [poky, poky-altcfg, poky-tiny]
-#  KERNEL: [linux-yocto, linux-yocto-dev, linux-yocto-rt]
+#  KERNEL: [linux-yocto, linux-yocto-dev]
 #  TOOLCHAINS: [gcc, clang]
 #  TCLIBC: [glibc, musl]
 #  FIRMWARE: [u-boot, edk2]
@@ -266,14 +266,11 @@ qemuarm64-secureboot:
   extends: .build
   parallel:
     matrix:
-      - KERNEL: [linux-yocto, linux-yocto-rt]
-        TOOLCHAINS: [gcc, clang]
+      - TOOLCHAINS: [gcc, clang]
         TCLIBC: [glibc, musl]
         TS: [none, qemuarm64-secureboot-ts]
         TESTING: testimage
-      - TOOLCHAINS: [gcc, clang]
-        TS: [none, qemuarm64-secureboot-ts]
-        UEFISB: [none, uefi-secureboot]
+      - UEFISB: [none, uefi-secureboot]
         TESTING: testimage
       - KERNEL: linux-yocto-dev
         TESTING: testimage
@@ -282,23 +279,15 @@ qemuarm64:
   extends: .build
   parallel:
     matrix:
-      - DISTRO: poky
-        KERNEL: [linux-yocto, linux-yocto-rt]
-        TOOLCHAINS: [gcc, clang]
-        FIRMWARE: [u-boot, edk2]
-        TESTING: testimage
       - DISTRO: poky-tiny
         TESTING: testimage
       - VIRT: xen
-      - KERNEL: linux-yocto-dev
-        TESTING: testimage
 
 qemuarm-secureboot:
   extends: .build
   parallel:
     matrix:
-      - KERNEL: [linux-yocto, linux-yocto-rt]
-        TOOLCHAINS: [gcc, clang]
+      - TOOLCHAINS: [gcc, clang]
         TCLIBC: [glibc, musl]
         TESTING: testimage
       - DISTRO: [poky, poky-altcfg]
@@ -310,23 +299,19 @@ qemuarm:
   extends: .build
   parallel:
     matrix:
-      - DISTRO: poky
-        KERNEL: [linux-yocto, linux-yocto-rt]
-        TOOLCHAINS: [gcc, clang]
-        FIRMWARE: [u-boot, edk2]
+      - TOOLCHAINS: [gcc, clang]
+        FIRMWARE: edk2
         TESTING: testimage
       - DISTRO: poky-tiny
         TESTING: testimage
       - VIRT: xen
-      - KERNEL: linux-yocto-dev
-        TESTING: testimage
 
 qemuarmv5:
   extends: .build
   parallel:
     matrix:
       - DISTRO: poky
-        KERNEL: [linux-yocto, linux-yocto-dev, linux-yocto-rt]
+        KERNEL: [linux-yocto, linux-yocto-dev]
         TESTING: testimage
       - DISTRO: poky-tiny
         TESTING: testimage
@@ -335,8 +320,7 @@ sbsa-ref:
   extends: .build
   parallel:
     matrix:
-      - KERNEL: [linux-yocto, linux-yocto-rt]
-        TOOLCHAINS: [gcc, clang]
+      - TOOLCHAINS: [gcc, clang]
         TESTING: testimage
       - DISTRO: poky-altcfg
         TESTING: testimage