diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 774353b79..8c2a39c01 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ image:                             parity/rust:gitlab-ci
 variables:
   CI_SERVER_NAME:                  "GitLab CI"
   CARGO_HOME:                      "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/.cargo"
-  CARGO_TARGET_DIR:                "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/.cargo"
   BUILD_TARGET:                    ubuntu
   BUILD_ARCH:                      amd64
   CARGO_TARGET:                    x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
diff --git a/scripts/gitlab/build-unix.sh b/scripts/gitlab/build-unix.sh
index 1b1853f17..00933f1ee 100755
--- a/scripts/gitlab/build-unix.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitlab/build-unix.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ set -u # treat unset variables as error
 echo "__________Show ENVIROMENT__________"
 echo "CI_SERVER_NAME:   " $CI_SERVER_NAME
 echo "CARGO_HOME:       " $CARGO_HOME
-echo "CARGO_TARGET_DIR: " $CARGO_TARGET_DIR
 echo "BUILD_TARGET:     " $BUILD_TARGET
 echo "BUILD_ARCH:       " $BUILD_ARCH
 echo "CARGO_TARGET:     " $CARGO_TARGET
diff --git a/scripts/gitlab/build-windows.sh b/scripts/gitlab/build-windows.sh
index fb2f1ec41..b36e66a19 100755
--- a/scripts/gitlab/build-windows.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitlab/build-windows.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ rustup default stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
 echo "__________Show ENVIROMENT__________"
 echo "CI_SERVER_NAME:   " $CI_SERVER_NAME
 echo "CARGO_HOME:       " $CARGO_HOME
-echo "CARGO_TARGET_DIR: " $CARGO_TARGET_DIR
 echo "BUILD_TARGET:     " $BUILD_TARGET
 echo "BUILD_ARCH:       " $BUILD_ARCH
 echo "CARGO_TARGET:     " $CARGO_TARGET