diff --git a/.github/workflows/rhel-8.yml b/.github/workflows/rhel-8.yml
index 5fe6d5aede..f1f334f9b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rhel-8.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rhel-8.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
+          #token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
       - name: Install Python prereqs
         run: |
           python3.9 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-focal.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-focal.yml
index d9683af8c1..d4c9a8ddae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu-focal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu-focal.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
+          #token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
       - name: Install Python prereqs
         run: |
           python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt