diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 20fd8c2b5..9d0a6c222 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ on:
 env:
   BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
   GGML_NLOOP: 3
-  GGML_NITER: 1
   GGML_N_THREADS: 1
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/code-coverage.yml
index 510b6d584..392db8a08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-coverage.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 
 env:
   GGML_NLOOP: 3
-  GGML_NITER: 1
   GGML_N_THREADS: 1
 
 jobs: