diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/deqp-runner.sh b/.gitlab-ci/deqp-runner.sh
index f106baffee8..c4a6cec5ba1 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/deqp-runner.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/deqp-runner.sh
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ if [ "$GALLIUM_DRIVER" = "virpipe" ]; then
     fi
 
     GALLIUM_DRIVER=llvmpipe \
-    GALLIVM_PERF="nopt" \
     virgl_test_server $VTEST_ARGS >$RESULTS/vtest-log.txt 2>&1 &
 
     sleep 1
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/piglit/run.sh b/.gitlab-ci/piglit/run.sh
index e5fa819d744..030e3b48ff5 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/piglit/run.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/piglit/run.sh
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ else
 
             LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$__LD_LIBRARY_PATH" \
             GALLIUM_DRIVER=llvmpipe \
-            GALLIVM_PERF="nopt" \
             VTEST_USE_EGL_SURFACELESS=1 \
             VTEST_USE_GLES=1 \
             virgl_test_server >"$RESULTS"/vtest-log.txt 2>&1 &