diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b2bbd94..65244c6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 variables:
   CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE: thallian/confd-env
-  DOWNSTREAM_PROJECTS: ""
 
 build:
   stage: build