diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci-inc.yml b/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
index f8927dc148e..f0a76b5f6cb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@
   extends:
     - .test-piglit
   variables:
-    # until we overcome Infrastructure issues, give traces extra 5 min before timeout
-    DEVICE_HANGING_TIMEOUT_SEC: 600
     PIGLIT_REPLAY_EXTRA_ARGS: --db-path ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/replayer-db/ --minio_bucket=${S3_TRACIE_PUBLIC_BUCKET} --jwt-file=${S3_JWT_FILE}
     PIGLIT_NO_WINDOW: 1
     HWCI_TEST_SCRIPT: "/install/piglit/piglit-traces.sh"