diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index da1368a1..0535f6aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: automerge
     steps:
-      - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: automerge-action
         id: automerge-action
         uses: conda-forge/automerge-action@main