diff --git a/.github/workflows/claim-crate-names.yml b/.github/workflows/claim-crate-names.yml
index f39b59458991e5aaf8a8bdbfd14b0321167b7527..5b0b36677ac585de4efcfacd2a3ddedc1ceb92d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/claim-crate-names.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/claim-crate-names.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout smithy-rs
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
-        path: smithy-rs
         token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_AUTOMATION_BOT_PAT }}
     - name: Publish to crates.io
       shell: bash