diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml
index e52b55956a7b33d16898a06ff2cf740b5629cd11..3cce802364d0cb0fb7b4453f74240096d27187af 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ workflow:
     - when: on_success
 
 variables:
-  # variabilized tracking image
-  TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE: registry.gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master
   DOCKER_HADOLINT_IMAGE: $[[ inputs.hadolint-image ]]
   DOCKER_IMAGE: $[[ inputs.image ]]
   DOCKER_DIND_IMAGE: $[[ inputs.dind-image ]]