diff --git a/.cirrus.tasks.yml b/.cirrus.tasks.yml
index d84875168bb..40b15dc9661 100644
--- a/.cirrus.tasks.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.tasks.yml
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ task:
         --pkg-config-path ${PKGCONFIG_PATH} \
         -Dcassert=true -Dinjection_points=true \
         -Dssl=openssl ${UUID} ${TCL} \
-        -DPG_TEST_EXTRA="$PG_TEST_EXTRA" \
         build
     EOF