diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a3e752ae41e0e8b67f034e61cbc555d55cfb9d46..46120407ed06aca9b23860391907a8f69d882976 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@ build_ssh_proxy_image:
     name: $ENV
   tags:
     - build
-  variables:
-    PROXY_ENABLE_VAR: "enable_ssh_proxy"
   <<: *build_proxy_image_template
   rules:
     - if: $PIPELINE_TARGET == "build" && $BUILD_TARGET == "ssh-proxy"