diff --git a/federation/federation.sh b/federation/federation.sh
index e3e7ab7a..0a841901 100755
--- a/federation/federation.sh
+++ b/federation/federation.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function federation_teardown() {
 }
 
 function test_federation() {
-    # start_gitlab octobus/heptapod:1.5.3
+    # start_gitlab gitlab/gitlab-ce:17.1.0-ce.0
     federation_setup_variables
 
     local versions="${1:-$RELEASE_NUMBERS}"
diff --git a/lib/lib.sh b/lib/lib.sh
index 590e082a..1750eb79 100644
--- a/lib/lib.sh
+++ b/lib/lib.sh
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ function start_gitlab() {
     for i in $(seq 10); do
         if test $(curl --silent http://$IP:$GITLAB_PORT -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}") = 302; then
             docker exec test-gitlab gitlab-rails runner "user = User.find_by_username 'root'; user.password = '$GITLAB_PASSWORD'; user.password_confirmation = '$GITLAB_PASSWORD'; user.password_automatically_set = false ; user.save!"
-            docker exec test-gitlab$serial gitlab-rails runner "Gitlab::CurrentSettings.current_application_settings.update(default_vcs_type: 'git')"
             log_info "GitLab is ready"
             return
         fi