diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging-deploy-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/staging-deploy-pr.yml
index c2161367d2..b7e329ed0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staging-deploy-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging-deploy-pr.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ permissions:
   statuses: write
 
 env:
-  EARLY_ACCESS_SCRIPT_PATH: script/early-access/clone-for-build.js
-  EARLY_ACCESS_SUPPORT_FILES: script/package.json
   # In this specific workflow relationship, the `github.event.workflow_run.pull_requests`
   # array will always contain only 1 item! Specifically, it will contain the PR associated
   # with the `github.event.workflow_run.head_branch` that triggered the preceding
@@ -116,11 +114,11 @@ jobs:
             })
 
       - if: ${{ github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' }}
-        name: Download the top-level npm manifest
-        uses: Bhacaz/checkout-files@c8f01756bfd894ba746d5bf48205e19000b0742b
+        name: Check out repo's default branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@5a4ac9002d0be2fb38bd78e4b4dbde5606d7042f
         with:
-          files: package.json package-lock.json
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          # To prevent issues with cloning early access content later
+          persist-credentials: 'false'
 
       - if: ${{ github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' }}
         name: Setup node to clone early access
@@ -129,13 +127,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 16.8.x
           cache: npm
 
-      - if: ${{ github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' }}
-        name: Download the script to clone early access
-        uses: Bhacaz/checkout-files@c8f01756bfd894ba746d5bf48205e19000b0742b
-        with:
-          files: ${{ env.EARLY_ACCESS_SCRIPT_PATH }} ${{ env.EARLY_ACCESS_SUPPORT_FILES }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
       # Install any dependencies that are needed for the early access script
       - if: ${{ github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' }}
         name: Install temporary dependencies
@@ -143,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - if: ${{ github.repository == 'github/docs-internal' }}
         name: Clone early access
-        run: node ${{ env.EARLY_ACCESS_SCRIPT_PATH }}
+        run: node script/early-access/clone-for-build.js
         env:
           DOCUBOT_REPO_PAT: ${{ secrets.DOCUBOT_REPO_PAT }}
           GIT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}