diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6770a014b070ed03fc28e38ef5d88f0be81b2c18..5e5ed667681728889f5630388271091b8262e382 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ variables:
   BUILD_8: 'True'
   BUILD_7: 'True'
   DIST_7: '.el7.cern'
-  SKIP_KOJI_DOWNLOAD: 'True'
 
 
 # DO NOT MODIFY THIS