diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3c2169bbe..e3754c5f4 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ jobs:
   snapshot:
     executor: default-executor
     steps:
-      - checkout
       - run:
           name: install retry
           command: scripts/install-retry.sh