diff --git a/apps/base/gitlab-runner/release.yaml b/apps/base/gitlab-runner/release.yaml
index 710ca95af7837218c92839e55e83545eac11ad65..1a52d4acf4f63d1b279c428aa2b3912e9bb9074e 100644
--- a/apps/base/gitlab-runner/release.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/gitlab-runner/release.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,3 @@ data:
       limits:
         memory: 256Mi
         cpu: 200m
-    envVars:
-      - name: FF_USE_POD_ACTIVE_DEADLINE_SECONDS
-        value: true