diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-renovate.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-renovate.yml
index e66677e4b7f9c7e648fd8b8bca9f4a8ecaa3d29a..053873405213da2df8438f1b616de0a2a335460f 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-renovate.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-renovate.yml
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ workflow:
 
 
 variables:
-  # variabilized tracking image
-  TBC_TRACKING_IMAGE: registry.gitlab.com/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master
-
   RENOVATE_IMAGE: $[[ inputs.image ]]
 
   # those are native Renovate configuration variables