diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1f4dd09817c334faca8419487446f9d1d4b2151e..d5c776e0091792f8929842c6dc73d218c333252f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ pages:
 
 staging:
   stage: deploy
-  variables:
-    NPDET_VERSION: "$CI_COMMIT_SHA"
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_SERVER_HOST == "eicweb.phy.anl.gov" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"' 
   trigger: EIC/juggler