diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 9b350c70d..56702f0b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -141,16 +141,6 @@ jobs:
       # Linux
       ################################
 
-      # they forgot to pay the bill, breaking the build, and we don't need it
-      - name: remove git-lfs
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          cat /etc/apt/sources.list
-          ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d
-          sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github_git-lfs.list
-          sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github_git-lfs.list.save
-
       - name: Linux
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: |