diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e4d6eff92430dc2544bfc4931626cfd17bd2de23..092d212fa7ac353c868e9f6984576b2f36eea907 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ variables:
   PKR_VAR_networks: '["8cf2f12e-905d-46d9-bc70-b0897c65f75a"]'
   GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: "Gitlab runner"
   GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: "gitlab@runner"
-  PKR_VAR_root_ssh_key: "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBAFqqWgmYpEaGtHBeTu27ntVJpYjwq/x5aBefrvfhk8Z9lE3cuZ26vJ9n/9tGE4Zn2Pew1mpZgi6PzfJ3vMt8yA= root@master"
   DEV_KEY: "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBBXBfBmQDq1HK8U0zK6gDF0jyfWChuFYEPiRp1Wgl0XFJU7JoUngqkE/GAic8kCzKW0hPMiweSjmWdKlAapv/dk= krishmoodbidri@krishs-MacBook-Pro-3.local"
   INSTANCE_FLAVOR: "m1.medium-ruffner"
   HTTP_PROXY_INSTANCE_NAME: "http-proxy"