diff --git a/Snakefile b/Snakefile
index bc6d6c069..ee044742e 100644
--- a/Snakefile
+++ b/Snakefile
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ COSTDIR = config["costs_dir"]
 load_data_paths = get_load_paths_gegis("data", config)
 
 if config["enable"].get("retrieve_cost_data", True):
-    COSTS = "resources/" + RDIR + "costs.csv"
+    COSTS = (
+        "resources/" + RDIR + "costs_{year}.csv".format(year=config["costs"]["year"])
+    )
 else:
     COSTS = "data/costs.csv"
 ATLITE_NPROCESSES = config["atlite"].get("nprocesses", 4)
@@ -405,20 +407,6 @@ if config["enable"].get("retrieve_cost_data", True):
         run:
             move(input[0], output[0])
 
-    rule retrieve_cost_data_flexible:
-        input:
-            HTTP.remote(
-                f"raw.githubusercontent.com/PyPSA/technology-data/{config['costs']['version']}/outputs/costs"
-                + "_{planning_horizons}.csv",
-                keep_local=True,
-            ),
-        output:
-            costs=COSTDIR + "costs_{planning_horizons}.csv",
-        resources:
-            mem_mb=5000,
-        run:
-            move(input[0], output[0])
-
 
 rule build_demand_profiles:
     params: