diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-talent-data.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate-talent-data.yaml
index 2435654..1bd4a67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-talent-data.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-talent-data.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
-    contents: write
+    contents: read
     pull-requests: write # enable write permissions for pull request comments
 
 jobs:
@@ -22,20 +22,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          # Make sure the actual branch is checked out when running on pull requests
-          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
-          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch complete history to avoid fetch issues
-
-      - name: Prettify code
-        uses: creyD/prettier_action@v4.3
-        with:
-          # This part is also where you can pass other options, for example:
-          prettier_options: --write public/data/meet-the-talent.json
-
       - name: json-yaml-validate
         id: json-yaml-validate
         uses: GrantBirki/json-yaml-validate@v3.2.1 # replace with the latest version