diff --git a/playbooks/devstack/functional/run.yaml b/playbooks/devstack/functional/run.yaml
index 80648ddab3..6c7f80d192 100644
--- a/playbooks/devstack/functional/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/devstack/functional/run.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_NEUTRON=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_NOTESTS=1
-          export DEVSTACK_GATE_EXERCISES=0
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_INSTALL_TESTONLY=1
           export DEVSTACK_PROJECT_FROM_GIT=python-heatclient
           export KEEP_LOCALRC=1