diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5463c5572..f9a6ed51e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,12 @@ name: CI
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
     paths-ignore:
       - 'README*.md'
       - 'fastlane/**'
       - 'assets/**'
       - '.github/**/*.md'
   push:
-    branches:
-      - master
     paths-ignore:
       - 'README*.md'
       - 'fastlane/**'
@@ -26,11 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
 
-      - name: create and checkout branch
-        # push events already checked out the branch
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        run: git checkout -B ${{ github.head_ref }}
-
       - name: set up JDK 11
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with: