diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b9c6cd220b448c07deec5d6a1759deaa88fb98d8..e039d3e48bab55a4994b66f5576d01ff8d3ddffb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ cache:
   paths:
     - .cache/pip
     - venv/
-  key: "$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
 
 stages:
   - test