diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index ab73622ed..01fb2557c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ jobs:
         # a pull request then we can checkout the head.
         fetch-depth: 2
 
-    # 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' }}
-
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1