diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lava-gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci/lava-gitlab-ci.yml
index 6b91fb1d71a..9b7fd3a6200 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lava-gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lava-gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none # testing doesn't build anything from source
     ENV_VARS: "DEQP_PARALLEL=6"
-    FIXED_ENV_VARS: "CI_PIPELINE_ID=${CI_PIPELINE_ID} CI_JOB_ID=${CI_JOB_ID} CI_PAGES_DOMAIN=${CI_PAGES_DOMAIN} CI_PROJECT_NAME=${CI_PROJECT_NAME} CI_PROJECT_DIR=${CI_PROJECT_DIR} CI_PROJECT_PATH=${CI_PROJECT_PATH} CI_PROJECT_ROOT_NAMESPACE=${CI_PROJECT_ROOT_NAMESPACE} CI_JOB_JWT=${CI_JOB_JWT} CI_SERVER_URL=${CI_SERVER_URL} DRIVER_NAME=${DRIVER_NAME} FDO_UPSTREAM_REPO=${FDO_UPSTREAM_REPO} PIGLIT_NO_WINDOW=1 PIGLIT_REPLAY_UPLOAD_TO_MINIO=1 MINIO_HOST=${MINIO_HOST} LAVA_TEST_SCRIPT=${LAVA_TEST_SCRIPT} TEST_SUITE=${TEST_SUITE} VK_DRIVER=${VK_DRIVER} FLAKES_CHANNEL=${FLAKES_CHANNEL}"
+    FIXED_ENV_VARS: "CI_PIPELINE_ID=${CI_PIPELINE_ID} CI_JOB_ID=${CI_JOB_ID} CI_PAGES_DOMAIN=${CI_PAGES_DOMAIN} CI_PROJECT_NAME=${CI_PROJECT_NAME} CI_PROJECT_DIR=${CI_PROJECT_DIR} CI_PROJECT_PATH=${CI_PROJECT_PATH} CI_PROJECT_ROOT_NAMESPACE=${CI_PROJECT_ROOT_NAMESPACE} CI_JOB_JWT=${CI_JOB_JWT} CI_SERVER_URL=${CI_SERVER_URL} DRIVER_NAME=${DRIVER_NAME} FDO_UPSTREAM_REPO=${FDO_UPSTREAM_REPO} PIGLIT_NO_WINDOW=1 PIGLIT_REPLAY_UPLOAD_TO_MINIO=1 MINIO_HOST=${MINIO_HOST} LAVA_TEST_SCRIPT=${LAVA_TEST_SCRIPT} VK_DRIVER=${VK_DRIVER} FLAKES_CHANNEL=${FLAKES_CHANNEL}"
     DEQP_VERSION: gles2
     ARTIFACTS_PREFIX: "https://${MINIO_HOST}/mesa-lava"
     MESA_URL: "http://caching-proxy/cache/?uri=https://${MINIO_HOST}/artifacts/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}/${CI_PIPELINE_ID}/mesa-${ARCH}.tar.gz"
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
     KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME: zImage
     KERNEL_IMAGE_TYPE: "type:\ zimage"
     BOOT_METHOD: u-boot
-    TEST_SUITE: "deqp"
     LAVA_TEST_SCRIPT: "/install/deqp-runner.sh"
   extends:
     - .use-arm_build # for same $MESA_ARTIFACTS_TAG as in kernel+rootfs_armhf
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@
     KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME: Image
     KERNEL_IMAGE_TYPE: "type:\ image"
     BOOT_METHOD: u-boot
-    TEST_SUITE: "deqp"
     LAVA_TEST_SCRIPT: "/install/deqp-runner.sh"
   extends:
     - .use-arm_build # for same $MESA_ARTIFACTS_TAG as in kernel+rootfs_arm64
@@ -91,7 +89,6 @@
     KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME: bzImage
     KERNEL_IMAGE_TYPE: "type:\ zimage"
     BOOT_METHOD: u-boot
-    TEST_SUITE: "deqp"
     LAVA_TEST_SCRIPT: "/install/deqp-runner.sh"
   extends:
     - .use-x86_build-base # for same $MESA_ARTIFACTS_BASE_TAG as in kernel+rootfs_amd64
@@ -111,7 +108,6 @@
 
 .lava-piglit:
   variables:
-    TEST_SUITE: "piglit"
     LAVA_TEST_SCRIPT: "/install/piglit/piglit-runner.sh"
 
 .lava-piglit-traces:amd64: