diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 74c91a7c0c1ea01ff5341f8bd2a5c17b4b3e6e7c..3d240192be715ed50996022589f99c8ec866c755 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -498,8 +498,6 @@ benchmarks:detector:default:
     - version
     - jug_xl:default
   variables:
-    GITHUB_SHA: "${GITHUB_SHA}"
-    GITHUB_REPOSITORY: "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"
     DETECTOR: "epic"
     DETECTOR_CONFIG: epic_craterlake
     DETECTOR_REPOSITORYURL: 'https://github.com/eic/epic.git'