diff --git a/internal/builders/gradle/action.yml b/internal/builders/gradle/action.yml
index 852944d19d..1d7c29a31d 100644
--- a/internal/builders/gradle/action.yml
+++ b/internal/builders/gradle/action.yml
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ runs:
       env:
         PROJECT_ROOT: ${{ steps.run_gradle_builder.outputs.validated_project_root }}
       run: |
-        # ensure that directories are not the same before moving them, preventing an error when running action from the root of the repository
-        [[ "${PROJECT_ROOT}"/build -ef "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"/ ]] || mv "${PROJECT_ROOT}"/build "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"/
+        mv "${PROJECT_ROOT}"/build "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"/
     - name: Upload build dir
       id: upload-build-dir
       uses: slsa-framework/slsa-github-generator/.github/actions/secure-upload-folder@main
diff --git a/internal/builders/maven/action.yml b/internal/builders/maven/action.yml
index 5a3c3074b8..bc3ad649ed 100644
--- a/internal/builders/maven/action.yml
+++ b/internal/builders/maven/action.yml
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ runs:
           && mvn package  -Drun.hash.jarfile=true
         # NOTE: SLSA_OUTPUTS_ARTIFACTS_FILE is a relative path and the project_root may
         # not be in GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so we need to move the file.
-        # the following checks if the directories are different before executing the command, fixing an error when SLSA is generated from the root of a repository
-        [[ $(dirname "${SLSA_OUTPUTS_ARTIFACTS_FILE}") -ef "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/../" ]] || mv $(dirname "${SLSA_OUTPUTS_ARTIFACTS_FILE}") "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/../"
+        mv $(dirname "${SLSA_OUTPUTS_ARTIFACTS_FILE}") "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/../"
         mv target "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/"
 
     # rng generates a random number to avoid name collision in artifacts