diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f30c0ec8fbb9b758828c3c3318ad607a2b20f25f..6d40ad10415ad2b8e61c78b2e67cf1ec37fb7cc6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ level0:gstlal:
   image: aepace/gstlal-dev:stretch-mkl
   stage: level0
   script:
-    - echo $GSTLAL_FIR_WHITEN
     - cd gstlal
     - ./00init.sh
     - ./configure --prefix=${GSTLAL_DIR}