diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f6f2cec..8d63012 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ base-images:
     - .build
   stage: base-images
   rules:
-    - when: never
     # Run when any of the base recipes change
     - changes:
         - recipes/base*.yml
@@ -74,8 +73,6 @@ wke-images:
   needs:
     - job: 'base-images: [base.yml]'
       optional: true
-  variables:
-    BB_BUILD_CHUNKED_OCI_MAX_LAYERS: '200'
   parallel:
     matrix:
       - RECIPE:
@@ -87,8 +84,6 @@ kinoite-images:
   extends:
     - .build
   stage: build
-  variables:
-    BB_BUILD_CHUNKED_OCI_MAX_LAYERS: '200'
   needs:
     - job: 'base-images: [base-kinoite.yml]'
       optional: true
@@ -101,8 +96,6 @@ kinoite-nvidia-images:
   extends:
     - .build
   stage: build
-  variables:
-    BB_BUILD_CHUNKED_OCI_MAX_LAYERS: '200'
   needs:
     - job: 'base-images: [base-kinoite-nvidia.yml]'
       optional: true
@@ -115,8 +108,6 @@ combo-images:
   extends:
     - .build
   stage: build
-  variables:
-    BB_BUILD_CHUNKED_OCI_MAX_LAYERS: '200'
   needs:
     - job: 'base-images: [base-combo.yml]'
       optional: true
@@ -129,8 +120,6 @@ combo-nvidia-images:
   extends:
     - .build
   stage: build
-  variables:
-    BB_BUILD_CHUNKED_OCI_MAX_LAYERS: '200'
   needs:
     - job: 'base-images: [base-combo-nvidia.yml]'
       optional: true