diff --git a/debian/.gitlab-ci.yml b/debian/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1d860d4..c957a74 100644
--- a/debian/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/debian/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ variables:
   SALSA_CI_DISABLE_DEBREBUILD: 0
   SALSA_CI_DISABLE_BUILD_PACKAGE_ALL: 0
   SALSA_CI_DISABLE_BUILD_PACKAGE_ANY: 0
-  SALSA_CI_ENABLE_VALIDATE_PACKAGE_CLEAN_UP: 1