diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-docker-compose.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-docker-compose.yml
index 28e6cdc98a60f2852999b601a27781df2f236be3..9ccc984ab5e71e1b56ca3b36dabd02cd8119a12b 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-docker-compose.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-docker-compose.yml
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ workflow:
     - when: on_success
 
 variables:
-  # variabilized tracking image
-  TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE: registry.gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master
-
   # Default Docker image (use a public image - can be overridden)
   DCMP_IMAGE: $[[ inputs.image ]]
   DCMP_CMD: $[[ inputs.cmd ]]