diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9498a6b43..2a618837f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ checkout:
     - git checkout $CI_COMMIT_SHA
     - git submodule update --init
     - source env/DAMASK.sh
-    - make processing
+    - ./installation/symlink_Processing.py
   except:
     - master
     - release
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ SpectralRuntime:
   script:
     - module load $IntelCompiler $MPI_Intel $PETSc_Intel
     - cd $DAMASKROOT
-    - make clean grid processing OPTIMIZATION=AGGRESSIVE
+    - make clean grid OPTIMIZATION=AGGRESSIVE
     - cd $LOCAL_HOME/performance                                                                    # location of old results
     - git checkout .                                                                                # undo any changes (i.e. run time data from non-development branch)
     - cd $DAMASKROOT/PRIVATE/testing
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 102b954bd..4bc110169 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ SHELL = /bin/sh
 # Makefile for the installation of DAMASK
 ########################################################################################
 .PHONY: all
-all: grid mesh processing
+all: grid mesh
 
 .PHONY: grid
 grid:
@@ -20,7 +20,3 @@ mesh:
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	@rm -rf build
-
-.PHONY: processing
-processing:
-	@./installation/symlink_Processing.py ${MAKEFLAGS}