diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yaml
index dcf607307..25d3b4367 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yaml
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 2
         submodules: true
 
-    # If this run was triggered by a pull request event, then checkout
-    # the head of the pull request instead of the merge commit.
-    - run: git checkout HEAD^2
-      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
-
     - name: Prepare Linux
       if: matrix.language == 'cpp'
       run: |