diff --git a/gitlab/recipe_append.yaml b/gitlab/recipe_append.yaml
index c6f5aabc3fdf05c807f40d58ee25ca68767a04d2..dcfb307636a82766c6e1d0740dd78909afdd81ec 100644
--- a/gitlab/recipe_append.yaml
+++ b/gitlab/recipe_append.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 build:
   script_env:
-    - BOB_DATABASE_SERVER
     - DOCSERVER