diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_test.yml
index 3cf211ba..203de207 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Build and compile using Maven
     - name: Build/Compile and run unit tests
-      run: xvfb-run -a export MAVEN_OPTS="-Xms1G -Xmx2G"; mvn clean verify -U -fae -B --settings build-ci/maven-settings.xml -DskipITests=true -Dmaven.test.error.ignore=true -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true -ntp
+      run: xvfb-run -a mvn clean verify -U -fae -B --settings build-ci/maven-settings.xml -DskipITests=true -Dmaven.test.error.ignore=true -Dmaven.test.failure.ignore=true -ntp
 
     # Archive artifacts to be applied in Publish Reports workflow
     - name: Archiving test artifacts