diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 925ef27..a2329d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -331,11 +331,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/custom/after-install
         if: hashFiles('.github/workflows/custom/after-install/action.yml') != ''
 
-      - name: Define _R_CHECK_FORCE_SUGGESTS_
-        run: |
-          cat('_R_CHECK_FORCE_SUGGESTS_=false\n', file = Sys.getenv("GITHUB_ENV"), append = TRUE)
-        shell: Rscript {0}
-
       - name: Must allow NOTEs, even with _R_CHECK_FORCE_SUGGESTS_
         run: |
           if (Sys.getenv("RCMDCHECK_ERROR_ON") %in% c("", "note")) {
diff --git a/.github/workflows/install/action.yml b/.github/workflows/install/action.yml
index d38e3f5..451ca2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install/action.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ runs:
         # There is no way to disable recency and frequency checks when the incoming checks are run
         # echo "_R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_=true" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "_R_CHECK_CRAN_INCOMING_SKIP_LARGE_VERSION_=true" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "_R_CHECK_FORCE_SUGGESTS_=false" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Set environment variables (non-Windows only)