diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-json-rpcs-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/check-json-rpcs-docs.yml
index 6c441afcf0..8017835753 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-json-rpcs-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-json-rpcs-docs.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: Check JSON-RPC docs
 
+permissions: {}
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
@@ -14,9 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - run: ./tools/generate_json_rpc_docs.py
-      - env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
+      - run: |
           [[ -z "$(git status --porcelain=v1)" ]] && exit 0
           echo "Please run ./tools/generate_json_rpc_docs.py to regenerate docs/JSON-RPC.md"
           exit 1