diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8c1e466e16b..c29849435a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -404,6 +404,24 @@ RESULTS
 |---------|------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 ```
 
+##### Using a GitLab Repository
+
+To run Scorecard on a GitLab repository, you must create a [GitLab Access Token](https://gitlab.com/-/profile/personal_access_tokens) with the following permissions:
+
+- `read_api`
+- `read_user`
+- `read_repository`
+
+You can run Scorecard on a GitLab repository by setting the `GITLAB_AUTH_TOKEN` environment variable:
+
+```bash
+export GITLAB_AUTH_TOKEN=glpat-xxxx
+
+scorecard --repo gitlab.com/<org>/<project>/<subproject>
+```
+
+For an example of using Scorecard in GitLab CI/CD, see [here](https://gitlab.com/ossf-test/scorecard-pipeline-example).
+
 ##### Using GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) based Repository
 
 To use a GitHub Enterprise host `github.corp.com`, use the `GH_HOST` environment variable.
diff --git a/checker/client.go b/checker/client.go
index 7a28b2771f4..1b5d28a3ddd 100644
--- a/checker/client.go
+++ b/checker/client.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package checker
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 
 	"github.com/ossf/scorecard/v4/clients"
 	ghrepo "github.com/ossf/scorecard/v4/clients/githubrepo"
@@ -54,14 +53,11 @@ func GetClients(ctx context.Context, repoURI, localURI string, logger *log.Logge
 			retErr
 	}
 
-	_, experimental := os.LookupEnv("SCORECARD_EXPERIMENTAL")
 	var repoClient clients.RepoClient
 
-	if experimental {
-		repo, makeRepoError = glrepo.MakeGitlabRepo(repoURI)
-		if repo != nil && makeRepoError == nil {
-			repoClient, makeRepoError = glrepo.CreateGitlabClient(ctx, repo.Host())
-		}
+	repo, makeRepoError = glrepo.MakeGitlabRepo(repoURI)
+	if repo != nil && makeRepoError == nil {
+		repoClient, makeRepoError = glrepo.CreateGitlabClient(ctx, repo.Host())
 	}
 
 	if makeRepoError != nil || repo == nil {
diff --git a/checker/client_test.go b/checker/client_test.go
index b2dd293d2e2..5084e3d2334 100644
--- a/checker/client_test.go
+++ b/checker/client_test.go
@@ -68,32 +68,17 @@ func TestGetClients(t *testing.T) { //nolint:gocognit
 			wantErr:               true,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "repoURI is gitlab which is not supported",
+			name: "repoURI is gitlab which is supported",
 			args: args{
 				ctx:      context.Background(),
-				repoURI:  "https://gitlab.com/ossf/scorecard",
+				repoURI:  "https://gitlab.com/ossf-test/scorecard",
 				localURI: "",
 			},
 			shouldOSSFuzzBeNil:    false,
 			shouldRepoClientBeNil: false,
 			shouldVulnClientBeNil: false,
-			shouldRepoBeNil:       true,
-			wantErr:               true,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "repoURI is gitlab and experimental is true",
-			args: args{
-				ctx:      context.Background(),
-				repoURI:  "https://gitlab.com/ossf/scorecard",
-				localURI: "",
-			},
-			shouldOSSFuzzBeNil:    false,
 			shouldRepoBeNil:       false,
-			shouldRepoClientBeNil: false,
-			shouldVulnClientBeNil: false,
-			shouldCIIBeNil:        false,
 			wantErr:               false,
-			experimental:          true,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "repoURI is corp github host",