diff --git a/ci/do_ci.sh b/ci/do_ci.sh
index 7949974456..ec06d1db36 100755
--- a/ci/do_ci.sh
+++ b/ci/do_ci.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ elif [[ "$1" == "cmake.legacy.exporter.otprotocol.test" ]]; then
   cd "${BUILD_DIR}"
   rm -rf *
   cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug  \
-        -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Werror" \
         -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11 \
         -DWITH_OTLP=ON \
         "${SRC_DIR}"