diff --git a/gapic/lang/common.yaml b/gapic/lang/common.yaml
index 59916210..8456e0ab 100644
--- a/gapic/lang/common.yaml
+++ b/gapic/lang/common.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 common:
   toolkit_path: ${TOOLKIT}
-  staging_repo_dir: ${REPOROOT}/api-client-staging/generated
   # common gRPC package generation parameters
   package_dependencies_yaml: ${GOOGLEAPIS}/gapic/packaging/dependencies.yaml
   package_defaults_yaml: ${GOOGLEAPIS}/gapic/packaging/api_defaults.yaml