diff --git a/.github/workflows/sponsors-maintainers-man-completions.yml b/.github/workflows/sponsors-maintainers-man-completions.yml
index 32f13ae24a..f891e5c140 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sponsors-maintainers-man-completions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sponsors-maintainers-man-completions.yml
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ jobs:
             git checkout "README.md" \
                          "docs/Manpage.md" \
                          "manpages/brew.1" \
-                         "completions" \
-                         ".github/maintainers.json"
+                         "completions"
           else
             git checkout --no-track -B "${BRANCH}" origin/master
           fi
@@ -88,8 +87,7 @@ jobs:
           then
             git add "README.md" \
                     "docs/Manpage.md" \
-                    "manpages/brew.1" \
-                    ".github/maintainers.json"
+                    "manpages/brew.1"
             git commit -m "Update maintainers." \
                        -m "Autogenerated by the [sponsors-maintainers-man-completions](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/HEAD/.github/workflows/sponsors-maintainers-man-completions.yml) workflow."
             COMMITTED=true