diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 05355e92ac884f4d797646270e220b216982a6f0..d67f81c2455efc62145a898bb7c6b2866c3b7c1a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ They use the following configuration.
 | --------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
 | `image` / `GITLEAKS_IMAGE` | The Docker image used to run Gitleaks  | `registry.hub.docker.com/zricethezav/gitleaks:latest` |
 | `rules` / `GITLEAKS_RULES` | Gitleaks [configuration rules](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks#configuration) to use (you may also provide your own `.gitleaks.toml` configuration file in your project). | _none_ (uses default rules) |
-| `args` / `GITLEAKS_ARGS` | [Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches) | `--verbose` |
+| `args` / `GITLEAKS_ARGS` | [Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches) | _none_ |
 
 ### Configuring Gitleaks rules
 
diff --git a/kicker.json b/kicker.json
index 6856fba516b85ee55d3d061fa490410136156173..09b902760d14ad4c746256b31d48b38fe5911c9f 100644
--- a/kicker.json
+++ b/kicker.json
@@ -19,20 +19,6 @@
     {
       "name": "GITLEAKS_ARGS",
       "description": "[Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches)",
-      "default": "--verbose",
-      "advanced": true
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "GITLEAKS_QUICK_ARGS",
-      "description": "[Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a quick Gitleaks analysis (on feature branches)",
-      "default": "--verbose",
-      "advanced": true
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "GITLEAKS_QUICK_DEPTH",
-      "description": "Number of commits to scan (on feature branches)",
-      "type": "number",
-      "default": "10",
       "advanced": true
     }
   ]
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
index f17bdb6b9d8f16a332d43c9f3d36274dae7a1bf3..c8489eb63e114990989d528562e15504e4555ab4 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
@@ -24,14 +24,7 @@ spec:
       default: ''
     args:
       description: '[Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches)'
-      default: --verbose
-    quick-args:
-      description: '[Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a quick Gitleaks analysis (on feature branches)'
-      default: --verbose
-    quick-depth:
-      description: Number of commits to scan (on feature branches)
-      type: number
-      default: 10
+      default: ''
 ---
 workflow:
   rules:
@@ -81,8 +74,6 @@ variables:
   GITLEAKS_IMAGE: $[[ inputs.image ]]
   GITLEAKS_ARGS: $[[ inputs.args ]]
   GITLEAKS_RULES: $[[ inputs.rules ]]
-  GITLEAKS_QUICK_ARGS: $[[ inputs.quick-args ]]
-  GITLEAKS_QUICK_DEPTH: $[[ inputs.quick-depth ]]
   
   # default production ref name (pattern)
   PROD_REF: /^(master|main)$/
@@ -242,7 +233,7 @@ gitleaks:
     - install_gitleaks_rules
     - git config --global --add safe.directory "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}"
   script:
-    - gitleaks detect ${TRACE+--log-level debug} --source . $gitleaks_rule_opts --report-path reports/gitleaks.native.json $GITLEAKS_ARGS
+    - gitleaks detect ${TRACE+--verbose} --source . $gitleaks_rule_opts --report-path reports/gitleaks.native.json $GITLEAKS_ARGS
   artifacts:
     name: "$CI_JOB_NAME artifacts from $CI_PROJECT_NAME on $CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
     when: always