diff --git a/test-and-deploy.yml b/test-and-deploy.yml
index 1b3379fb824f120b3fa4df7cd1bd011856941095..79c7f62a4c42e3cf0acf8c15de0994916d35f39f 100644
--- a/test-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/test-and-deploy.yml
@@ -773,9 +773,7 @@ Debug:
   artifacts:
     name: check4updates
     when: always
-    paths:
-      - composer.json
-      - composer.lock
+    <<: *artifact_paths
 
 .check4updatecommit:
   stage: postprocess
@@ -835,11 +833,7 @@ Debug:
     - job: Build Site
       artifacts: true
       optional: true
-  before_script:
-    - !reference [.prepareaccess, before_script]
-    - !reference [.preparecomposerplugins, before_script]
   script:
-    - composer update --with-all-dependencies --no-interaction --no-progress --no-dev
     - composer diagnose --no-interaction || true
     - composer audit --no-dev --locked --format=table
   rules:
@@ -872,11 +866,7 @@ Debug:
     - job: Build Site
       artifacts: true
       optional: true
-  before_script:
-    - !reference [.prepareaccess, before_script]
-    - !reference [.preparecomposerplugins, before_script]
   script:
-    - composer update --with-all-dependencies --no-interaction --no-progress --no-dev
     - composer outdated --minor-only --strict --no-interaction $OUTDATED_EXTRAS
     - composer outdated --patch-only --strict --no-interaction $OUTDATED_EXTRAS
   rules: