diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-commit-check-vars-77fd8469bb568a48.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-commit-check-vars-77fd8469bb568a48.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dd860c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-commit-check-vars-77fd8469bb568a48.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - The commit checks had hard-coded values for debugging that were accidentally
+    added into the code.
diff --git a/zuul.d/playbooks/ansible-collection-atmosphere-check-commit/run.yml b/zuul.d/playbooks/ansible-collection-atmosphere-check-commit/run.yml
index 2e92406..7f59337 100644
--- a/zuul.d/playbooks/ansible-collection-atmosphere-check-commit/run.yml
+++ b/zuul.d/playbooks/ansible-collection-atmosphere-check-commit/run.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@
 
 - hosts: localhost
   gather_facts: false
-  vars:
-    zuul:
-      message: U2VtLVZlcgo=
-      project:
-        canonical_hostname: opendev.org
-        name: vexxhost/ansible-collection-atmosphere
-      ref: refs/changes/92/834092/2
   tasks:
     - name: Get the commit for the ref
       uri: