diff --git a/test/e2e/config/vsphere-ci.yaml b/test/e2e/config/vsphere-ci.yaml
index 8dd3809ec2..5bead4fc92 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/vsphere-ci.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/vsphere-ci.yaml
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ variables:
   WORKER_MACHINE_COUNT: 1
   IP_FAMILY: "IPv4"
   CLUSTER_CLASS_NAME: "quick-start"
-  VSPHERE_TLS_THUMBPRINT: "18:EC:35:60:54:68:92:F6:F8:92:3E:4D:11:A1:0D:13:9C:E9:3E:B6"
   VSPHERE_DATACENTER:  "SDDC-Datacenter"
   VSPHERE_FOLDER: "clusterapi"
   VSPHERE_RESOURCE_POOL: "clusterapi"