diff --git a/.github/actions/checkout/action.yaml b/.github/actions/checkout/action.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 03d5058..0000000
--- a/.github/actions/checkout/action.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-runs:
-    using: "composite"
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0                         # this is required to fetch all history for all branches and tags
-          token: ${{ env.GH_PAT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_blacklists.yml b/.github/workflows/update_blacklists.yml
index 6c15190..b3563b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_blacklists.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_blacklists.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
 
     steps:
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/checkout
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0                         # this is required to fetch all history for all branches and tags
+          token: ${{ env.GH_PAT }}
       - uses: ./.github/actions/pyInstall
       - run: ./blacklists_updater.sh
       - uses: ./.github/actions/gitPush
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_ru_all_lists.yml b/.github/workflows/update_ru_all_lists.yml
index 839b5b2..81c71ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_ru_all_lists.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_ru_all_lists.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
 
     steps:
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/checkout
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0                         # this is required to fetch all history for all branches and tags
+          token: ${{ env.GH_PAT }}
       - uses: ./.github/actions/pyInstall
       - run: ./get_info_from_ripe.py --asn --limit 4000
       - uses: ./.github/actions/gitPush
@@ -43,7 +46,10 @@ jobs:
     needs: get_asn
 
     steps:
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/checkout
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0                         # this is required to fetch all history for all branches and tags
+          token: ${{ env.GH_PAT }}
       - uses: ./.github/actions/pyInstall
       - run: ./get_info_from_ripe.py --ipv4 --limit 4000
       - uses: ./.github/actions/gitPush
@@ -62,7 +68,10 @@ jobs:
     needs: get_ipv4
 
     steps:
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/checkout
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0                         # this is required to fetch all history for all branches and tags
+          token: ${{ env.GH_PAT }}
       - uses: ./.github/actions/pyInstall
       - run: ./get_info_from_ripe.py --ipv6 --limit 4000
       - uses: ./.github/actions/gitPush