diff --git a/.github/workflows/validateNewIssues.yml b/.github/workflows/validateNewIssues.yml
index 0e18360a..4d622496 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validateNewIssues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validateNewIssues.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ on: # issue opened, labeled as feature, or labeled as owned by another team
     types: [opened, labeled]
 
 jobs:
-  dummy-job:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - run: echo 'elephant'
   owned-by-other-team:
     if: ${{ github.event.label.name == 'owned by another team' && !contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'feature') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -45,8 +41,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
-      - name: Dummy step
-        run: echo 'elephant'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm install
       - name: issue comment
@@ -70,8 +64,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: lts/*
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm install
-      - name: Dummy step
-        run: echo 'elephant'
       - name: Validate issue
         id: validate-issue
         uses: ./.github/actions/validate-issue