diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/update-docsms-metadata.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/update-docsms-metadata.yml
index 66d8335de8..571d62fc2a 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/update-docsms-metadata.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/update-docsms-metadata.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ parameters:
     default: ''
 steps:
   - ${{ if eq(length(parameters.PackageInfoLocations), 0) }}:
-    - checkout: none
     - pwsh: |
         Write-Host "Skipping DocsMS Update because package list was empty."
       displayName: Skip DocsMS Update