diff --git a/ci-scripts/main.py b/ci-scripts/main.py
index e7d7ffd3b5..03e8e126a0 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/main.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/main.py
@@ -124,14 +124,6 @@ def ExecuteActionWithParam(action, ctx):
 		else:
 			RAN.eNB_serverId[RAN.eNB_instance]=eNB_serverId
 			CONTAINERS.eNB_serverId[CONTAINERS.eNB_instance]=eNB_serverId
-		xmlBgBuildField = test.findtext('backgroundBuild')
-		if (xmlBgBuildField is None):
-			RAN.backgroundBuild=False
-		else:
-			if re.match('true', xmlBgBuildField, re.IGNORECASE):
-				RAN.backgroundBuild=True
-			else:
-				RAN.backgroundBuild=False
 		proxy_commit = test.findtext('proxy_commit')
 		if proxy_commit is not None:
 			CONTAINERS.proxyCommit = proxy_commit
diff --git a/ci-scripts/ran.py b/ci-scripts/ran.py
index 48039aa2e7..c41fec09c6 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/ran.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/ran.py
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ class RANManagement():
 		self.eNB2Password = ''
 		self.eNB2SourceCodePath = ''
 		self.Build_eNB_args = ''
-		self.backgroundBuild = False
-		self.backgroundBuildTestId = ['', '', '']
 		self.Build_eNB_forced_workspace_cleanup = False
 		self.Initialize_eNB_args = ''
 		self.imageKind = ''