diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 79c73ab416..838946a134 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: build
         run: npm run build
 
-      - name: Check no proto files changed
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          [ $(git status --short --ignore-submodules|wc -l) -eq 0 ]
-
       - name: test
         env:
           DEBUG: "waku:nim-waku*,waku:test*"