diff --git a/tests/integration/defs/test_cpp.py b/tests/integration/defs/test_cpp.py
index a5863c54fb..50ce9e0b5d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/defs/test_cpp.py
+++ b/tests/integration/defs/test_cpp.py
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ def build_google_tests(request, build_dir):
         use_ccache=True,
         clean=True,
         trt_root="/usr/local/tensorrt",
-        extra_cmake_vars=["ENABLE_UCX=0"],
     )
 
     make_google_tests = [