diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index bc7cb49c80..06e4df7c39 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ jobs:
           FPF_CI: true
           CI_SD_ENV: staging
           CI_AWS_TYPE: t2.medium
-          CI_AWS_REGION: us-west-2
           FPF_GRSEC: false
           TEST_REPORTS: /root/sd
     working_directory: ~/sd