diff --git a/src/sentry/workflow_engine/endpoints/validators/base/workflow.py b/src/sentry/workflow_engine/endpoints/validators/base/workflow.py
index 247cb6a06e4228..3859155b72fe37 100644
--- a/src/sentry/workflow_engine/endpoints/validators/base/workflow.py
+++ b/src/sentry/workflow_engine/endpoints/validators/base/workflow.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def _split_action_and_condition_group(
         self, action_filter: dict[str, Any]
     ) -> tuple[ListInputData, InputData]:
         try:
-            actions = action_filter["actions"]
+            actions = action_filter.pop("actions")
         except KeyError:
             raise serializers.ValidationError("Missing actions key in action filter")