diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 39d5aad3a9..f7473ebca8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -677,7 +677,6 @@ unit:gcc:bionic:amd64:
 asan:sid:amd64:
   variables:
     CC: gcc
-    ASAN_OPTIONS: "detect_leaks=0"
     CFLAGS: "${CFLAGS_COMMON} -fsanitize=address,undefined -DISC_MEM_USE_INTERNAL_MALLOC=0"
     LDFLAGS: "-fsanitize=address,undefined"
     EXTRA_CONFIGURE: "--with-libidn2"