diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 18c9ca1685..9438cc6f1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -39,16 +39,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
           submodules: true
 
-      - name: Merge with master
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.email "ci@skyportal.org"
-          git config --global user.name "SkyPortal CI"
-          git merge origin/master
-          git submodule update
-
       - name: Write SkyPortal configs
         run: |
           cat << EOF > config.yaml