diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 4f169608b..99fac87a3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -383,9 +383,9 @@ jobs:
   publish_npm_package:
     <<: *android_defaults
     steps:
-      - attach_workspace:
-          at: ~/react-native
-
+      # Checkout code so that we can work with `git` in publish.js
+      - checkout
+      
       # Configure Android SDK and related dependencies
       - run: *configure-android-path
       - run: *install-android-build-dependencies
@@ -597,16 +597,12 @@ workflows:
 
   # Only runs on NN-stable branches
   deploy:
-    jobs:
-      # Checkout repo and run Yarn
-      - checkout_code:
-          filters: *filter-only-stable
-          
+    jobs:          
       # If we are on a stable branch, wait for approval to deploy to npm
       - approve_publish_npm_package:
           filters: *filter-only-stable
           type: approval
+
       - publish_npm_package:
           requires:
-            - checkout_code
             - approve_publish_npm_package