diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 19d22be26ce1af1668d78ee47978fe462e502051..c00588605f2afd34555f5e49184bf470b64a168a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-variables:
-  BUILD_TYPE: "devel"
-
 stages:
   - build
   - publish