diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
index c9acef491de..7aad3f3809b 100644
--- a/.ci.yaml
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -2202,7 +2202,6 @@ targets:
 
   - name: Linux_android_emu android_defines_test
     recipe: devicelab/devicelab_drone
-    bringup: true
     timeout: 60
     properties:
       tags: >