diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/test_pr.yml
index 704bbd2162..ea23b9ca85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_pr.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Set ownership
-      # https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/2033#issuecomment-1204205989
-      run: |
-          # this is to fix GIT not liking owner of the checkout dir
-          chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) $PWD
     - name: Set up Go 1.23
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with: