diff --git a/ci/gitlab.yml b/ci/gitlab.yml
index 120ece8fb7..8e27bca812 100644
--- a/ci/gitlab.yml
+++ b/ci/gitlab.yml
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@ x86_64-centos-stream-8:
   allow_failure: false
   variables:
     NAME: centos-stream-8
-    RPM: skip
 
 
 x86_64-debian-10:
diff --git a/ci/manifest.yml b/ci/manifest.yml
index 2b64effef8..cb7c5c4035 100644
--- a/ci/manifest.yml
+++ b/ci/manifest.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ targets:
   centos-stream-8:
     jobs:
       - arch: x86_64
-        variables:
-          RPM: skip
 
   debian-10:
     jobs: