diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions/checkout/action.yml b/.github/workflows/actions/checkout/action.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8955bd4..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/actions/checkout/action.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-name: checkout
-description: "Checks out repo with optional token"
-inputs:
-  token:
-    description: "Access token for private repos"
-    required: false
-
-runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      if: "${{ inputs.token != null }}"
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
-        submodules: recursive
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      if: "${{ inputs.token == null }}"
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2d7827e..be292b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,9 +59,19 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.skip-duplicates.outputs.should_skip != 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/checkout
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        env:
+          ci_read: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+        if: ${{ env.ci_read != '' }}
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+          token: ${{ env.ci_read }}
+          submodules: recursive
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        env:
+          ci_read: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+        if: ${{ env.ci_read == '' }}
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/rust-toolchain
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
@@ -72,9 +82,19 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.skip-duplicates.outputs.should_skip != 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/checkout
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        env:
+          ci_read: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+        if: ${{ env.ci_read != '' }}
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+          token: ${{ env.ci_read }}
+          submodules: recursive
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        env:
+          ci_read: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+        if: ${{ env.ci_read == '' }}
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/rust-toolchain
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
@@ -88,9 +108,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/checkout
+        env:
+          ci_read: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+        if: ${{ env.ci_read != '' }}
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+          token: ${{ env.ci_read }}
+          submodules: recursive
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        env:
+          ci_read: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+        if: ${{ env.ci_read == '' }}
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/rust-toolchain
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
@@ -103,9 +132,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/checkout
+        env:
+          ci_read: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+        if: ${{ env.ci_read != '' }}
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+          token: ${{ env.ci_read }}
+          submodules: recursive
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        env:
+          ci_read: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}
+        if: ${{ env.ci_read == '' }}
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
       - uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/rust-toolchain
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CI_READ }}