diff --git a/.github/workflows/periodic-scrape.yaml b/.github/workflows/periodic-scrape.yaml
index 462ecd0..e063888 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/periodic-scrape.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic-scrape.yaml
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check for changes
       id: git_diff
       run: |
-        git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
-        git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
         git add .
         if git diff-index --quiet HEAD; then
           echo "changes=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT