diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 8c0f2fe0..ae2a9e6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.ref}}
-          repository: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name}}
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/xskillscore_installs.yml b/.github/workflows/xskillscore_installs.yml
index 4dc3d9db..b742538c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xskillscore_installs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xskillscore_installs.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ jobs:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "windows-latest"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.ref}}
-        repository: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name}}
     - name: Setup python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/xskillscore_testing.yml b/.github/workflows/xskillscore_testing.yml
index 0508ea98..fd09a7c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xskillscore_testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xskillscore_testing.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ jobs:
         python-version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.ref}}
-          repository: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name}}
       - name: Set up conda
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
         with:
@@ -50,9 +47,6 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -l {0}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.ref}}
-          repository: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name}}
       - name: Set up conda
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
         with: