diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c7d916a6d03e5ca7f2af6d2d66d0ef51a6d9928f..e9ec1500a7e32a94bb79bc74b37c897bfbff77b2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ build:
 
 deploy:
     stage: deploy
-    variables:
-        IMAGE_VERSION: ''
     script:
         - docker push ${IMAGE_URL}:${IMAGE_VERSION}
         - docker push ${IMAGE_URL}:latest