diff --git a/.github/scripts/goldenfile_checker.sh b/.github/scripts/goldenfile_checker.sh
index 5381628abbef..61eb8e57243a 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/goldenfile_checker.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/goldenfile_checker.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-echo "origin/$GITHUB_BRANCH_REF"
 # check if there is a diff in the xds testdata directory after running `make envoy-regen`
 echo "regenerating xds files"
 make envoy-regen &>/dev/null