diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-sdk-compat.yml b/.github/workflows/check-sdk-compat.yml
index cd974278..dcb35fdf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-sdk-compat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-sdk-compat.yml
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "$SDK_REF" == "latest" ]]; then
             SDK_REF=$(gh api /repos/temporalio/sdk-go/releases/latest --jq '.name')
           fi
-          if ! gh api "/repos/temporalio/sdk-go/commits/$SDK_REF"; then
-            echo "::error::Reference $SDK_REF not found in sdk-go"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          if ! gh api "/repos/temporalio/api-go/commits/$API_REF"; then
-            echo "::error::Reference $API_REF not found in api-go"
-            exit 1
-          fi
           echo "SDK_REF=$SDK_REF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "API_REF=$API_REF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"