diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py
index 4dc0338a..4149efa1 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/services/git_service.py
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ class GitService:
     # only supports github right now
     @classmethod
     def handle_web_hook(cls, webhook: dict) -> bool:
-        cls.check_for_publish_configs()
         if "repository" not in webhook or "clone_url" not in webhook["repository"]:
             raise InvalidGitWebhookBodyError(
                 f"Cannot find required keys of 'repository:clone_url' from webhook body: {webhook}"