diff --git a/ci/test_wheel.sh b/ci/test_wheel.sh
index 57daf1a3e4..b5cd90996c 100755
--- a/ci/test_wheel.sh
+++ b/ci/test_wheel.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ else
     DASK_DISTRIBUTED__SCHEDULER__WORKER_TTL="1000s" \
     DASK_DISTRIBUTED__COMM__TIMEOUTS__CONNECT="1000s" \
     DASK_CUDA_WAIT_WORKERS_MIN_TIMEOUT="1000s" \
-    NX_CUGRAPH_USE_COMPAT_GRAPHS=False \
     python -m pytest \
        -v \
        --import-mode=append \