diff --git a/grading-gitlab-ci.yml b/grading-gitlab-ci.yml
index 9c9a1a60cfa8b536a582f25c44bae4fa148774e4..5f7af34947e3a82af093679557696c98f68a7f21 100644
--- a/grading-gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/grading-gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ stages:
   - build
   - grade
 
-variables:
-  OUTPUT_DIR: "-"
-
 compile:
   stage: build
   timeout: 10m