diff --git a/.github/workflows/get-extra/action.yml b/.github/workflows/get-extra/action.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 84c56d9b..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/get-extra/action.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-name: "Action to determine extra packages to be installed"
-outputs:
-  packages:
-    description: "List of extra packages"
-    value: ${{ steps.get-extra.outputs.packages }}
-
-runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - name: Get extra packages
-      id: get-extra
-      run: |
-        set -x
-        packages=$( ( grep Config/gha/extra-packages DESCRIPTION || true ) | cut -d " " -f 2)
-        echo packages=$packages >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/install/action.yml b/.github/workflows/install/action.yml
index cf9eda06..702aedab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install/action.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ runs:
         use-public-rspm: true
 
     - id: get-extra
-      uses: ./.github/workflows/get-extra
+      run: |
+        set -x
+        packages=$( ( grep Config/gha/extra-packages DESCRIPTION || true ) | cut -d " " -f 2)
+        echo packages=$packages >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      shell: bash
 
     - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
       env: