diff --git a/.github/workflows/prod-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/prod-deploy.yml
index 650700ec67..e16d61a676 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prod-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prod-deploy.yml
@@ -17,17 +17,10 @@ jobs:
       package_version: ${{ steps.create_tags.outputs.package_version }}
       tag_version: ${{ steps.create_tags.outputs.tag_version }}
     steps:
-      - name: Branch check
-        run: |
-          if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" != "refs/heads/rc" ]]; then
-            echo "==================================="
-            echo "[!] Can only deploy from rc branch"
-            echo "==================================="
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@5a4ac9002d0be2fb38bd78e4b4dbde5606d7042f
+        with:
+          ref: rc
 
       - name: Create Deploy version vars
         id: create_tags