diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 20a905fda..e2b43d624 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ jobs:
         queries: security-extended
         config: |
           paths-ignore:
-            - '.github/**'
             - 'tests/**'
 
     - shell: bash