diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-ipsec-upgrade.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests-ipsec-upgrade.yaml
index 7e20e2796c3f2..3b0eef610ff26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-ipsec-upgrade.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-ipsec-upgrade.yaml
@@ -199,24 +199,6 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ inputs.context-ref || github.sha }}
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: Check we effectively removed Git credentials
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          # For private repositories requiring authentication, check that we
-          # can no longer fetch from the repository.
-          if ! curl -L \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}" | \
-            tee /dev/stderr | \
-            jq --exit-status '.private == false'; then
-            echo 'Checking whether "git fetch" succeeds'
-            if git fetch origin HEAD; then
-              echo "::error::Git credentials not removed, aborting now."
-              false
-            fi
-          fi
-
       - name: Derive stable Cilium installation config
         id: cilium-stable-config
         if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.downgrade_version != '' }}