diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c6ffe178d9d..9facf43fdfb 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - run: git submodule sync
       - run: git submodule update --init
-      - run: git fetch origin main  # needed for comparisson in pre-commit
-      - run: git branch -f --track main origin/main  # needed for comparisson in pre-commit
       - run: pip install --user 'tox<5'
       - run: tox -e pre-commit
       - run: tox -e migrations