diff --git a/clients/githubrepo/checkruns.go b/clients/githubrepo/checkruns.go
index 741429de27a..3629e9f3945 100644
--- a/clients/githubrepo/checkruns.go
+++ b/clients/githubrepo/checkruns.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package githubrepo
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v38/github"
 
@@ -37,9 +36,6 @@ func (handler *checkrunsHandler) init(ctx context.Context, repourl *repoURL) {
 }
 
 func (handler *checkrunsHandler) listCheckRunsForRef(ref string) ([]clients.CheckRun, error) {
-	if !strings.EqualFold(handler.repourl.commitSHA, clients.HeadSHA) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: ListCheckRuns only supported for HEAD queries", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
-	}
 	checkRuns, _, err := handler.client.Checks.ListCheckRunsForRef(
 		handler.ctx, handler.repourl.owner, handler.repourl.repo, ref, &github.ListCheckRunsOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/clients/githubrepo/statuses.go b/clients/githubrepo/statuses.go
index fc595041781..c5907264fb2 100644
--- a/clients/githubrepo/statuses.go
+++ b/clients/githubrepo/statuses.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package githubrepo
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v38/github"
 
@@ -37,9 +36,6 @@ func (handler *statusesHandler) init(ctx context.Context, repourl *repoURL) {
 }
 
 func (handler *statusesHandler) listStatuses(ref string) ([]clients.Status, error) {
-	if !strings.EqualFold(handler.repourl.commitSHA, clients.HeadSHA) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: ListStatuses only supported for HEAD queries", clients.ErrUnsupportedFeature)
-	}
 	statuses, _, err := handler.client.Repositories.ListStatuses(
 		handler.ctx, handler.repourl.owner, handler.repourl.repo, ref, &github.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {