diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_container.yml b/.github/workflows/build_container.yml
index 3a428cb09e..44bb6daadc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_container.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           echo ResetPasswordUrlEnabled=true >> obp-api/src/main/resources/props/test.default.props
 
           echo consents.allowed=true >> obp-api/src/main/resources/props/test.default.props
-          MAVEN_OPTS="-Xmx3G -Xss2m -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=1024M" mvn clean package -Pprod 2>&1 | tee maven-build.log
+          MAVEN_OPTS="-Xmx3G -Xss2m mvn clean package -Pprod 2>&1 | tee maven-build.log
 
       - name: Report failing tests (if any)
         if: always()