diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-unique-tags.yml b/.github/workflows/check-unique-tags.yml
index 1c2c4cb..4af68c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-unique-tags.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-unique-tags.yml
@@ -54,14 +54,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "REDIS_IMAGE_FULL_REF=${{ env.REDIS_IMAGE }}:${{ env.REDIS_IMAGE_TAG }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       
-      - name: 'Verify Redis Image Signature && pre-pull image'
-        run: |
-          cosign verify \
-              --certificate-oidc-issuer=https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com \
-              --certificate-identity=https://github.com/chainguard-images/images-private/.github/workflows/release.yaml@refs/heads/main \
-              ${{ env.REDIS_IMAGE_FULL_REF }} | jq        
-          docker pull ${{ env.REDIS_IMAGE_FULL_REF }}
-          
       - name: Get latest unique tag
         id: get_current_unique_tag
         run: |