diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index 9679e27640..c7b12d7b64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run replay
       run: |
         ${{ env.RUN }} "scons -j$(nproc) && \
-                        FILEREADER_CACHE=1 CI=1 coverage run selfdrive/test/process_replay/test_processes.py && \
+                        CI=1 coverage run selfdrive/test/process_replay/test_processes.py && \
                         coverage xml"
     - name: Upload reference logs
       if: ${{ failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.repository == 'commaai/openpilot' }}