diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-check.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-check.yml
index 2861e52d17ca1..0c2e62a7dd1ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-check.yml
@@ -9,37 +9,12 @@ on:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 jobs:
-  spotless:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Spotless Check
-        run: ./gradlew spotlessCheck
-  precommit:
-    needs: spotless
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest ]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
-        with:
-          java-version: 11
-          distribution: temurin
-      - name: Run Gradle
-        run: |
-          ./gradlew javadoc precommit --parallel
   gradle-check:
-    needs: precommit
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 130
     steps:
       - name: Checkout OpenSearch repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
 
@@ -65,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "pr_number=Null" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Checkout opensearch-build repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           repository: opensearch-project/opensearch-build
           ref: main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/precommit.yml b/.github/workflows/precommit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e264d65cdf191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/precommit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: Gradle Precommit
+on: [pull_request]
+ 
+jobs:
+  precommit:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest] 
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          java-version: 11
+          distribution: adopt
+      - name: Run Gradle
+        run: |
+          ./gradlew javadoc precommit --parallel
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 79ccb5163032b..dd5be81d42289 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 - OpenJDK Update (October 2022 Patch releases) ([#4997](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/4997))
 - Upgrade zookeeper dependency in hdfs-fixture ([#5007](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/5007))
 - Update Jackson to 2.14.0 ([#5105](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/5105))
-- Runs precommit before gradle check ([#5066](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/5066))
 
 ### Changed
 - Dependency updates (httpcore, mockito, slf4j, httpasyncclient, commons-codec) ([#4308](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/4308))