diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b94b8c9..d44ed51 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ variables:
   TESTING: "1"
   MODEL_ENDPOINT_0: "https://hermes.ai.unturf.com/v1"
   MODEL_API_KEY_0: "dummy"
-  GIT_STRATEGY: fetch  # Reuse existing clone instead of fresh clone each time
-  GIT_CLEAN_FLAGS: -ffdx  # Clean untracked files including venvs
 
 # Template for Python setup (shell executor)
 .python_setup: