diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-triage.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-triage.yml
index 4ad9b89c0be..4d8c43f99e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-triage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-triage.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ jobs:
       APP_ID: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
       APP_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
   set-area-per-repo:
-    needs: setup-variables
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action == 'opened' }}
     steps: