diff --git a/.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml
index 7375728384..67875dc324 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canister-tests.yml
@@ -743,29 +743,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          # we need the history for the tags, but we don't need the files (except for the GitHub workflows / actions)
-          # --> sparse checkout of only the needed things
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          sparse-checkout: |
-            src/internet_identity/internet_identity.did
-            .github
-            .didc-release
-          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
-
-      - name: 'Check disabled due to intentional breaking change'
-        id: skip-check
-        run: |
-          release="release-2023-08-11"
-          if [ "$(git describe --tags --match="release-[0-9-]*" HEAD --abbrev=0)" == "$release" ]; then
-            echo "Disabled for release $release until the next release due to intentional breaking change"
-            echo "interface-compatibility-disabled=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "interface-compatibility-disabled=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-didc
       - name: "Check canister interface compatibility"
-        if: steps.skip-check.outputs.interface-compatibility-disabled != 'true'
         run: |
           curl -sSL https://github.com/dfinity/internet-identity/releases/latest/download/internet_identity.did -o internet_identity_previous.did
           didc check src/internet_identity/internet_identity.did internet_identity_previous.did