diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-links.yml b/.github/workflows/check-links.yml
index d7781032df4..a536ca150cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-links.yml
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ jobs:
           "repository/**/*.md"
           "repository/**/*.py"
           "documentation/dev/**/*.html"
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Get current date
       id: date