diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 539205a..db3a4cb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ include:
   - project: 'yourdev/gitlab-ci-templates' 
     file: 'templates/gitlab-ci-buildpkg-host.yml'
 
-variables:
-  # for now, do not deploy in production, staging only
-  PKG_BRANCH_PRODUCTION: /none/
-
 .build-base:
   parallel:
     matrix: