diff --git a/.github/workflows/krel-release-notes-validate.yaml b/.github/workflows/krel-release-notes-validate.yaml
index fd8a7f22454..7a3ee0ef571 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/krel-release-notes-validate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/krel-release-notes-validate.yaml
@@ -78,16 +78,6 @@ jobs:
           KREL_PATH="$HOME/.local/bin/krel"
           echo "krel-path=$KREL_PATH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "Krel installed at: $KREL_PATH"
-      - name: Get the latest commit from the base branch
-        id: base_branch_commit
-        run: |
-          echo "commit=$(git rev-parse origin/master)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Get all changed release files
-        id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@cc733854b1f224978ef800d29e4709d5ee2883e4 # v44.5.5
-        with:
-          base_sha: ${{ steps.base_branch_commit.outputs.commit }}
-          files: releases/**/*.yaml
       - name: Run if releases YAML changes exist and validate the YAML
         id: validate_releases_yaml
         env: