diff --git a/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-amqp1/run.yaml b/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-amqp1/run.yaml
index cbdd43ec4..50d0e428a 100644
--- a/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-amqp1/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-amqp1/run.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_HEAT=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_NEUTRON=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1
-          export DEVSTACK_GATE_EXERCISES=0
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_INSTALL_TESTONLY=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_NOTESTS=1
           export PROJECTS="openstack/ceilometer openstack/aodh openstack/panko openstack/telemetry-tempest-plugin openstack/heat openstack/heat-tempest-plugin"
diff --git a/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-kafka/run.yaml b/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-kafka/run.yaml
index e93d01dd6..cd90db589 100644
--- a/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-kafka/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-kafka/run.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_HEAT=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_NEUTRON=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1
-          export DEVSTACK_GATE_EXERCISES=0
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_INSTALL_TESTONLY=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_NOTESTS=1
           export PROJECTS="openstack/ceilometer openstack/aodh openstack/panko openstack/telemetry-tempest-plugin openstack/heat openstack/heat-tempest-plugin"
diff --git a/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-rabbit/run.yaml b/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-rabbit/run.yaml
index 59b6a2c0e..ce25694a6 100644
--- a/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-rabbit/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-rabbit/run.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_HEAT=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_NEUTRON=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1
-          export DEVSTACK_GATE_EXERCISES=0
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_INSTALL_TESTONLY=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST_NOTESTS=1
           export PROJECTS="openstack/ceilometer openstack/aodh openstack/panko openstack/telemetry-tempest-plugin openstack/heat-tempest-plugin"
diff --git a/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-zmq/run.yaml b/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-zmq/run.yaml
index 889784b3d..73b415021 100644
--- a/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-zmq/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/oslo.messaging-telemetry-dsvm-integration-zmq/run.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_HEAT=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_NEUTRON=1
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_TEMPEST=1
-          export DEVSTACK_GATE_EXERCISES=0
           export DEVSTACK_GATE_INSTALL_TESTONLY=1
 
           export PROJECTS="openstack/ceilometer $PROJECTS"