diff --git a/templates.fif.json b/templates.fif.json
index f607c3c4..f23e364b 100644
--- a/templates.fif.json
+++ b/templates.fif.json
@@ -3025,7 +3025,6 @@
                 "DESKTOP": "gnome",
                 "ENCRYPT_PASSWORD": "weakpassword",
                 "HDD_1": "disk_f%UP2REL%_desktopencrypt_2_%ARCH%.qcow2",
-                "RETRY": "4",
                 "ROOT_PASSWORD": "weakpassword",
                 "TEST_TARGET": "COMPOSE",
                 "UPGRADE": "1",
@@ -3159,7 +3158,6 @@
                 "DESKTOP": "gnome",
                 "ENCRYPT_PASSWORD": "weakpassword",
                 "HDD_1": "disk_f%UP1REL%_desktopencrypt_2_%ARCH%.qcow2",
-                "RETRY": "4",
                 "ROOT_PASSWORD": "weakpassword",
                 "TEST_TARGET": "COMPOSE",
                 "UPGRADE": "1",