diff --git a/pipelines/vars/repos_release.yml b/pipelines/vars/repos_release.yml
index 03913c59b..663c59edd 100644
--- a/pipelines/vars/repos_release.yml
+++ b/pipelines/vars/repos_release.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 katello_repositories_environment: release
-katello_repositories_pulp_release: stable
 foreman_repositories_environment: release
 foreman_client_repositories_environment: release
diff --git a/pipelines/vars/repos_staging.yml b/pipelines/vars/repos_staging.yml
index 5f59c5ccf..e4525dd92 100644
--- a/pipelines/vars/repos_staging.yml
+++ b/pipelines/vars/repos_staging.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 katello_repositories_environment: staging
-katello_repositories_pulp_release: stable
 foreman_repositories_environment: staging
 foreman_client_repositories_environment: staging
 foreman_repositories_staging_source: "{{ 'stagingyum' if (pipeline_version == 'nightly' or pipeline_version is version('3.9', '>=')) else 'koji' }}"
diff --git a/roles/katello_repositories/defaults/main.yml b/roles/katello_repositories/defaults/main.yml
index 54997fb55..c77b2ed39 100644
--- a/roles/katello_repositories/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/katello_repositories/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
 katello_repositories_version: nightly
 katello_repositories_environment: "{{ foreman_repositories_environment | default('release') }}"
-katello_repositories_pulp_release: stable
 katello_repositories_staging_source: 'koji'