diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d5b8cc89037a7..992a2d491ae02 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ default:
 .docker-env:
   image:                           "${CI_IMAGE}"
   before_script:
+    # TODO: remove unset invocation when we'll be free from 'ENV RUSTC_WRAPPER=sccache' & sccache itself in all images
+    - unset RUSTC_WRAPPER
     - !reference [.rust-info-script, script]
     - !reference [.rusty-cachier, before_script]
     - !reference [.pipeline-stopper-vars, script]