diff --git a/.github/workflows/svg-compare-all-views.yml b/.github/workflows/svg-compare-all-views.yml
index 71472166537..3e48e987920 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/svg-compare-all-views.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/svg-compare-all-views.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   repository: ./owid-grapher-svgs/
                   branch: ${{ env.PUSH_BRANCH_NAME }}
-                  push_options: "--force"
                   commit_message: Automated commit with svg differences of all views triggered by commit https://github.com/owid/owid-grapher/commit/${{github.sha}}
 
             # The action fails if there were any errors.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/svg-compare.yml b/.github/workflows/svg-compare.yml
index 5c9c3e11e79..71631694bb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/svg-compare.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/svg-compare.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   repository: ./owid-grapher-svgs/
                   branch: ${{ env.PUSH_BRANCH_NAME }}
-                  push_options: "--force"
                   commit_message: Automated commit with svg differences triggered by commit https://github.com/owid/owid-grapher/commit/${{github.sha}}
 
             # The action fails if there were any errors.