diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-check-repo.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-check-repo.yaml
index 770ecbba2e..fa16ce8511 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-check-repo.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-check-repo.yaml
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ jobs:
           cwd: "."
           pull: "--ff"
       - name: Check generated protobufs
-        env:
-          USE_BAZEL_VERSION: 7.4.0
         working-directory: ./proto
         env:
           USE_BAZEL_VERSION: 7.4.0