diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-infra-periodics.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-infra-periodics.yaml
index 797c447c4053e..4ac974ac584cb 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-infra-periodics.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-infra-periodics.yaml
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ periodics:
               env:
                 CLUSTER_DURATION: $(CLUSTER_DURATION)
                 BASELINE_CAPABILITY_SET: None
-                ADDITIONAL_ENABLED_CAPABILITIES: MachineAPI
                 PERSISTENT_MONITORING: "false"
               test:
               - ref: clusterbot-wait