diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
index bf175c0964..318fe52dd1 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ outputs:
     description: Determine if the `scripts` job should run
     value: ${{ steps.diff.outputs.GITHUB_ACTIONS_CHANGED > 0 || steps.diff.outputs.SCRIPTS_CHANGED > 0 }}
 
-  RUN_SPECS:
-    description: Determine if the `specs` job should run
-    value: ${{ steps.spec-matrix.outputs.RUN_SPECS }}
   SPECS_MATRIX:
     description: The generated `specs` matrix
     value: ${{ steps.spec-matrix.outputs.MATRIX }}
@@ -134,6 +131,4 @@ outputs:
 
   RUN_CODEGEN:
     description: Determine if the `codegen` job should run
-    value: ${{
-      steps.spec-matrix.outputs.RUN_SPECS == 'true' ||
-      steps.gen-matrix.outputs.RUN_GEN == 'true' }}
+    value: ${{ steps.gen-matrix.outputs.RUN_GEN == 'true' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index b1fb6bcebd..754248dc98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       RUN_SCRIPTS: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.RUN_SCRIPTS }}
 
-      RUN_SPECS: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.RUN_SPECS }}
       SPECS_MATRIX: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.SPECS_MATRIX }}
 
       RUN_GEN: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.RUN_GEN }}
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     timeout-minutes: 10
     needs: setup
-    if: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.RUN_SPECS == 'true' }}
     strategy:
       matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup.outputs.SPECS_MATRIX) }}
     steps:
diff --git a/scripts/ci/githubActions/createMatrix.ts b/scripts/ci/githubActions/createMatrix.ts
index 4a071e2201..1c3a2b13ae 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/githubActions/createMatrix.ts
+++ b/scripts/ci/githubActions/createMatrix.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ async function getSpecMatrix(): Promise<void> {
     ],
   };
 
-  console.log('::set-output name=RUN_SPECS::true');
   console.log(`::set-output name=MATRIX::${JSON.stringify(ciMatrix)}`);
 }