diff --git a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
index 5faacf7a..cb69551e 100755
--- a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
+++ b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
@@ -291,9 +291,6 @@ export DEVSTACK_GATE_VIRT_DRIVER=${DEVSTACK_GATE_VIRT_DRIVER:-libvirt}
 # is the project being gated.
 export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_FULL=${DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_FULL:-0}
 
-# Set to enable running full tempest with testr:
-export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_TESTR_FULL=${DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_TESTR_FULL:-0}
-
 # Set to 1 to run all tempest tests
 export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_ALL=${DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_ALL:-0}
 
diff --git a/devstack-vm-gate.sh b/devstack-vm-gate.sh
index 5c2b5355..8efb729e 100755
--- a/devstack-vm-gate.sh
+++ b/devstack-vm-gate.sh
@@ -426,9 +426,6 @@ if [[ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST" -eq "1" ]]; then
     elif [[ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_FULL" -eq "1" ]]; then
         echo "Running tempest full test suite"
         sudo -H -u tempest tox -efull -- --concurrency=$TEMPEST_CONCURRENCY
-    elif [[ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_TESTR_FULL" -eq "1" ]]; then
-        echo "Running tempest full test suite with testr"
-        sudo -H -u tempest tox -etestr-full -- --concurrency=$TEMPEST_CONCURRENCY
     elif [[ "$DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_STRESS" -eq "1" ]] ; then
         echo "Running stress tests"
         sudo -H -u tempest tox -estress