diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3063d77d7444e1b8054bad52b47e3959ad55a0d2..6fd6f204e71a104c8f151ce34c311807235bf6aa 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ variables:
   PRODUCTION_URL: https://datalogistics.eflows4hpc.eu
   PRODUCTION_DOMAIN: datalogistics.eflows4hpc.eu
   AIRFLOW_TESTUSER: "airflow"
-  AIRFLOW__SECRETS__BACKEND_KWARGS: $TESTING_AIRFLOW__SECRETS__BACKEND_KWARGS
   AIRFLOW__SECRETS__BACKEND: datacat_integration.secrets.DatacatSecretsBackend
   VOLUME_ID: 6b58c3a6-691b-496a-8afd-153637c2de48
   DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ""