diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/deqp-runner.sh b/.gitlab-ci/deqp-runner.sh
index d31a1271c3e..eda867079b1 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/deqp-runner.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/deqp-runner.sh
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=`pwd`/install/lib/
 export EGL_PLATFORM=surfaceless
 export VK_ICD_FILENAMES=`pwd`/install/share/vulkan/icd.d/"$VK_DRIVER"_icd.${VK_CPU:-`uname -m`}.json
 
-# the runner was failing to look for libkms in /usr/local/lib for some reason
-# I never figured out.
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/lib
-
 RESULTS=`pwd`/${DEQP_RESULTS_DIR:-results}
 mkdir -p $RESULTS