diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 823d8bc2e1b..db0e4e4c054 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ compute_engine_instance:
   memory: 24G
   disk: 40
 
-env:
-  CIRRUS_CLONE_DEPTH: 1
-
 task:
   name: World and kernel amd64 build and boot smoke test
   timeout_in: 120m