diff --git a/.github/workflows/rebase-onto-upstream.yml b/.github/workflows/rebase-onto-upstream.yml
index d3fa0f0f48d..e80222781b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rebase-onto-upstream.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rebase-onto-upstream.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
-        sparse-checkout: '.'
         ref: ${{ matrix.base_ref }}
 
     - name: Fetch the upstream