diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 665e5e3..32271a5 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ steps:
       registry: git.autonomic.zone
       context: astro
       dockerfile: astro/Dockerfile
-    trigger: &exclude-event-custom
+    when: &exclude-event-custom
       branch:
         - main
       event:
@@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ steps:
     trigger: 
       << *exclude-event-custom
 
-  - name: deploy stack
-    image: screwdrivercd/noop-container
-    steps:
-      - noop: echo noop
-    when:
-      event:
-        - custom
-
   - name: build astro content
     image: git.autonomic.zone/autonomic-cooperative/astro-payload-test-astro:latest
     environment: