diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ade27fd5879e59dfa38d667c9206fcfb3bf35280..e438efc905ffd61ad6cc1dfa385ce5955a84e040 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -100,16 +100,6 @@ ansible_create_cluster_stage:
     - echo do it again
     - ansible-playbook -i files/inventory.$STACKNAME --key-file ../gc_key.pem master_playbook.yml
     
-=======
->>>>>>> origin/master
-  #after_script:
-    #- rm ./files/inventory.$STACKNAME
-  #only:
-  #  changes: #https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/#onlychangesexceptchanges
-  #  - "master_playbook.yml"
-  #  - "vars/*.{yml,yaml}"
-  #  - schedules
-  #  - CICD/.gitlab-ci.yml
 
 tests:
   stage: tests
@@ -142,33 +132,6 @@ tests:
     - bash -e ./tests/run_tests.sh NFSNodes "files/inventory.$STACKNAME" "../gc_key.pem"
     - bash -e ./tests/run_tests.sh SQLNodes "files/inventory.$STACKNAME" "../gc_key.pem"
     
-    # licensing https://gitlab.erc.monash.edu.au/hpc-team/license_server/tree/master/roles/avizo_license_monitor
-
-manual_cluster_spawn:
-  stage: push_button_spawn_cluster
-  tags:
-  - heat
-  - ansible
-  before_script:
-    - echo "press button spawn cluster."
-    - echo "for this to work you have to provide a variable called manual stackname"
-    - echo I still need to handle os password
-    - echo $MANUAL_STACKNAME
-    - echo "$GC_KEY" > gc_key.pem
-    - chmod 400 gc_key.pem
-    - echo "$HPCCICD_openrc" > ./$NECTAR_ALLOCATION-openrc.sh
-  script:
-    - source ./$NECTAR_ALLOCATION-openrc.sh
-    - bash -x ./CICD/heat/heatcicdwrapper.sh create $MANUAL_STACKNAME
-    - openstack stack list
-    - export STACKNAME=$MANUAL_STACKNAME
-    - sleep 25
-    - bash -x CICD/ansible_create_cluster_script.sh
-  when: manual 
-  only:
-    refs:
-      - "cicd"
-
 extended:
   stage: extended
   tags:
@@ -185,17 +148,7 @@ extended:
     variables:
       - $EXTENDED != null
   
-clean:
-  stage: clean
-  tags:
-  - heat
-  before_script:
-    - echo "cleanup stack"
-    - sleep 30
-    - echo "$HPCCICD_openrc" > ./$NECTAR_ALLOCATION-openrc.sh
-  script:
-    - source ./$NECTAR_ALLOCATION-openrc.sh
-    - bash -x ./CICD/heat/heatcicdwrapper.sh delete_if_exists $STACKNAME
+
 manual_cluster_spawn:
   stage: push_button_spawn_cluster
   tags:
@@ -220,22 +173,6 @@ manual_cluster_spawn:
   only:
     refs:
       - "cicd"
-
-extended:
-  stage: extended
-  tags:
-  - heat
-  - ansible
-  before_script:
-    - echo "cleanup stack"
-    - sleep 30
-    - echo "$HPCCICD_openrc" > ./$NECTAR_ALLOCATION-openrc.sh
-  script:
-    - source ./$NECTAR_ALLOCATION-openrc.sh
-    - bash -x ./CICD/heat/heatcicdwrapper.sh delete_if_exists $STACKNAME
-  only:
-    variables:
-      - $EXTENDED != null
   
 clean:
   stage: clean
@@ -281,13 +218,4 @@ clean:
 #     - openstack stack list
 #   after_script:
 #     - sleep 20 # artifically wait a bit to make sure it is really dead
-    - echo "cleanup stack"
-    - sleep 30
-    - echo "$HPCCICD_openrc" > ./$NECTAR_ALLOCATION-openrc.sh
-  script:
-    - source ./$NECTAR_ALLOCATION-openrc.sh
-    - bash -x ./CICD/heat/heatcicdwrapper.sh delete_if_exists $STACKNAME
-  only:
-    variables:
-      - $EXTENDED != null
-  
+