diff --git a/.github/workflows/ensembl-production.yml b/.github/workflows/ensembl-production.yml
index e3f5ffaec..c9da757f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ensembl-production.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ensembl-production.yml
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       COVERALLS: 'true'
-      MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD
-      MYSQL_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD
       DB: mysql
     steps:
     - name: checkout