diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml
index 7464b5ee719352546b46c78acc604e4cb76feafb..61f00ca409673031814ee4b9c2f3085d58ba54ec 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-semrel.yml
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ workflow:
     - when: always
 
 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)
   SEMREL_IMAGE: $[[ inputs.image ]]
   SEMREL_HOOKS_DIR: $[[ inputs.hooks-dir ]]