diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 09fa01c3043a7362de542e4cd29959606c73b6b5..7b6182800958b725793890f3474bda018b644e3a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ build-testenv:
       # use here general latest or specific branch latest...
     - docker pull $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE || true
     - docker build
-      -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=caosdb1234
       --pull
       --cache-from $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE 
       -t $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE .