diff --git a/molecule/gitlab/molecule.yml b/molecule/gitlab/molecule.yml
index 34c985fc..4d2b006a 100644
--- a/molecule/gitlab/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/gitlab/molecule.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ provisioner:
   inventory:
     host_vars:
       instancegitlab:
-        gitlab_version: "17.11.2"
-        gitlab_release: "ce.0"
         gitlab_edition: "gitlab-ce"
         gitlab_ip_range: "0.0.0.0/0"
         gitlab_additional_configurations: