diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 66c804713e672d356a54f1d819146ff58ec83d20..2e46bb212e774a4175bcc8e5e1bd2d3597dfbcbf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ build-coq.dev:
   variables:
     OCAML: "ocaml-base-compiler.4.07.0"
     OPAM_PINS: "coq version dev"
-    VALIDATE: "1"
 
 build-coq.8.9.0:
   <<: *template