diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b6829793fd1e86c722d7cf6f209688d318e87533..bd417a3621c9867fe51e114b8b3b88b25fcbfbdb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ stop:preview:
 
 link-check:
   stage: validate
-  variables:
-    CRAWLER_URL: https://docs.fitko.de/fit-connect/docs
-    CRAWLER_DOMAIN: docs.fitko.de/fit-connect/docs
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH # live docs
       variables: