diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a7e5130c8..7a53edd83 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -367,14 +367,15 @@ before_script:
   KUBELET_DEPLOYMENT: rkt
   STARTUP_SCRIPT: ""
 
-.ubuntu_vault_sep_variables: &ubuntu_vault_sep_variables
-# stage: deploy-gce-part1
-  KUBE_NETWORK_PLUGIN: canal
-  CERT_MGMT: vault
-  CLOUD_IMAGE: ubuntu-1604-xenial
-  CLOUD_REGION: us-central1-b
-  CLUSTER_MODE: separate
-  STARTUP_SCRIPT: ""
+#Note(mattymo): Vault deployment is broken and needs work
+#.ubuntu_vault_sep_variables: &ubuntu_vault_sep_variables
+## stage: deploy-gce-part1
+#  KUBE_NETWORK_PLUGIN: canal
+#  CERT_MGMT: vault
+#  CLOUD_IMAGE: ubuntu-1604-xenial
+#  CLOUD_REGION: us-central1-b
+#  CLUSTER_MODE: separate
+#  STARTUP_SCRIPT: ""
 
 .ubuntu_flannel_rbac_variables: &ubuntu_flannel_rbac_variables
 # stage: deploy-gce-special
@@ -599,16 +600,17 @@ ubuntu-rkt-sep:
   except: ['triggers']
   only: ['master', /^pr-.*$/]
 
-ubuntu-vault-sep:
-  stage: deploy-gce-part1
-  <<: *job
-  <<: *gce
-  variables:
-    <<: *gce_variables
-    <<: *ubuntu_vault_sep_variables
-  when: manual
-  except: ['triggers']
-  only: ['master', /^pr-.*$/]
+#Note(mattymo): Vault deployment is broken (https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/kubespray/issues/1545)
+#ubuntu-vault-sep:
+#  stage: deploy-gce-part1
+#  <<: *job
+#  <<: *gce
+#  variables:
+#    <<: *gce_variables
+#    <<: *ubuntu_vault_sep_variables
+#  when: manual
+#  except: ['triggers']
+#  only: ['master', /^pr-.*$/]
 
 ubuntu-flannel-rbac-sep:
   stage: deploy-gce-special