diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 2942dc39..2cbed807 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "login ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}" >> ~/.netrc
           echo "password ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}" >> ~/.netrc
 
-      - name: Fetch artifacts from nexus
-        run: ./scripts/fetch-artifacts.sh
-
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@5927c834f5b4fdf503fca6f4c7eccda82949e1ee # v3.1.0
 
diff --git a/scripts/fetch-artifacts.sh b/scripts/fetch-artifacts.sh
index a4815efc..e6f9e2d7 100755
--- a/scripts/fetch-artifacts.sh
+++ b/scripts/fetch-artifacts.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ do_fetch_mvn() {
   done
 }
 
-cd ${REPO_ROOT}/..
-
 TARGETS=$(find "${REPO_ROOT}/.." -regex "${REPO_ROOT}/../${1:+$1/}.*" -name artifacts.json -mindepth 2 -print)
 
 for i in $TARGETS ; do