diff --git a/dvc/fs/gs.py b/dvc/fs/gs.py
index 6ee6d7353..2d73f063e 100644
--- a/dvc/fs/gs.py
+++ b/dvc/fs/gs.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ class GSFileSystem(CallbackMixin, ObjectFSWrapper):
     REQUIRES = {"gcsfs": "gcsfs"}
     PARAM_CHECKSUM = "etag"
     DETAIL_FIELDS = frozenset(("etag", "size"))
-    TRAVERSE_PREFIX_LEN = 2
 
     def _prepare_credentials(self, **config):
         login_info = {"consistency": None}