diff --git a/scripts/ci.sh b/scripts/ci.sh
index f49dbe6ad..2cb3b96db 100755
--- a/scripts/ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ elif [ "$1" = "api-4" ]; then
     objectStorageFiles=$(findTestFiles ./dist/server/tests/api/object-storage)
     activitypubFiles=$(findTestFiles ./dist/server/tests/api/activitypub)
 
-    MOCHA_PARALLEL=true TS_NODE_FILES=true runTest "$1" 2 $moderationFiles $redundancyFiles $activitypubFiles $objectStorageFiles
+    MOCHA_PARALLEL=true runTest "$1" 2 $moderationFiles $redundancyFiles $activitypubFiles $objectStorageFiles
 elif [ "$1" = "external-plugins" ]; then
     npm run build:server