diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-validation.yml
index 59e7ad0..ded7708 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-validation.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 #v6.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
       - name: Check if first-time contributor
         id: check-first-time