diff --git a/ci/Jenkinsfile_utils.groovy b/ci/Jenkinsfile_utils.groovy
index ad8cd553df04..9f626a6cb83e 100644
--- a/ci/Jenkinsfile_utils.groovy
+++ b/ci/Jenkinsfile_utils.groovy
@@ -186,27 +186,19 @@ def update_github_commit_status(state, message) {
     context = get_github_context()
     echo "context=${context}"
 
-    // a few attempts need to be made: https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet/issues/11654
-    for (int attempt = 1; attempt <= 3; attempt++) {
-      echo "Sending GitHub status attempt ${attempt}..."
-
-      step([
-        $class: 'GitHubCommitStatusSetter',
-        reposSource: [$class: "ManuallyEnteredRepositorySource", url: repoUrl],
-        contextSource: [$class: "ManuallyEnteredCommitContextSource", context: context],
-        commitShaSource: [$class: "ManuallyEnteredShaSource", sha: commitSha],
-        statusBackrefSource: [$class: "ManuallyEnteredBackrefSource", backref: "${env.RUN_DISPLAY_URL}"],
-        errorHandlers: [[$class: 'ShallowAnyErrorHandler']],
-        statusResultSource: [
-          $class: 'ConditionalStatusResultSource',
-          results: [[$class: "AnyBuildResult", message: message, state: state]]
-        ]
-      ])
-
-      if (attempt <= 2) {
-        sleep 1
-      }
-    }
+    echo "Publishing commit status..."
+    step([
+      $class: 'GitHubCommitStatusSetter',
+      reposSource: [$class: "ManuallyEnteredRepositorySource", url: repoUrl],
+      contextSource: [$class: "ManuallyEnteredCommitContextSource", context: context],
+      commitShaSource: [$class: "ManuallyEnteredShaSource", sha: commitSha],
+      statusBackrefSource: [$class: "ManuallyEnteredBackrefSource", backref: "${env.RUN_DISPLAY_URL}"],
+      errorHandlers: [[$class: 'ShallowAnyErrorHandler']],
+      statusResultSource: [
+        $class: 'ConditionalStatusResultSource',
+        results: [[$class: "AnyBuildResult", message: message, state: state]]
+      ]
+    ])
 
     echo "Publishing commit status done."