diff --git a/release/build_release.sh b/release/build_release.sh
index 5bc73167b0..cec6f4ecdc 100755
--- a/release/build_release.sh
+++ b/release/build_release.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if [ -z "$RELEASE_BRANCH" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-BUILD_BRANCH=release-build
+BUILD_BRANCH=release-mici-staging
 
 
 # set git identity
diff --git a/selfdrive/test/setup_device_ci.sh b/selfdrive/test/setup_device_ci.sh
index 2a1442a20c..3fe353e72c 100755
--- a/selfdrive/test/setup_device_ci.sh
+++ b/selfdrive/test/setup_device_ci.sh
@@ -48,13 +48,6 @@ while true; do
   if ! sudo systemctl is-active -q ssh; then
     sudo systemctl start ssh
   fi
-
-  #if ! pgrep -f 'ciui.py' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  #  echo 'starting UI'
-  #  cp $SOURCE_DIR/selfdrive/test/ciui.py /data/
-  #  /data/ciui.py &
-  #fi
-
   sleep 5s
 done