diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1c7669d66d..e0d1e6edd8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ variables:
   PYTHON_VER: 3.7.10
 
   CLANG_TIDY_RUNNER_PROJ: 2107  # idf/clang-tidy-runner
-  IDF_BUILD_APPS_PROJ: 2818  # espressif/idf-build-apps
 
   # Docker images
   BOT_DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG: ":latest"