diff --git a/.github/workflows/external-contributors.yml b/.github/workflows/external-contributors.yml
index a797d93732eb..294f8fe10af7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/external-contributors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/external-contributors.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ jobs:
       && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
       - name: Set up Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with: