diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index a8deebdd5..72fa04782 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -56,15 +56,9 @@ jobs:
         run: "make image/init/digitalocean"
         env:
           PACKER_GITHUB_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Get changed files in the docs folder
-        id: changed-files-specific
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v45.0.8
-        with:
-          files: contrib/images/digitalocean/**
       - name: Run `packer validate`
         env:
           DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN }}
-        if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         run: "make image/validate/digitalocean"
 
   shellcheck: