diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_formatting.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify_formatting.yaml
index a2c7bc5a..a05b8802 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_formatting.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_formatting.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
 
     - name: Set up Node.js
       uses: actions/setup-node@v4