diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f8b5c7f6635a795da1da5be8774474a9ea75d28d..8de06551e50374d727b147da65a3564cefbb6817 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ build_staging:
     name: docker:latest
     entrypoint: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
   stage: build
-  variables:
-    DOCKER_HOST: tcp://docker:2375
   services:
     - docker:dind
   only:
@@ -101,8 +99,6 @@ build_prod_hx:
     name: docker:latest
     entrypoint: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
   stage: build
-  variables:
-    DOCKER_HOST: tcp://docker:2375
   services:
     - docker:dind
   only: