diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron-fetch-pip.yaml b/.github/workflows/cron-fetch-pip.yaml
index e306b09..2a3ed6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron-fetch-pip.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron-fetch-pip.yaml
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create PR
         if: env.PR_EXISTS == 'false' && env.TAG_EXISTS == 'false'
         run: |
-          # check and wait for `version/${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}` branch to be created
-          while [ "$(git ls-remote --heads origin version/${{ env.NEW_VERSION }})" = "" ]; do
-            echo "Waiting for version/${{ env.NEW_VERSION }} branch to be created..."
-            sleep 5
-          done
-
           gh pr create \
             --title "[v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}] update ansible version" \
             --body "Automatically created PR to update Ansible version to v${{ env.NEW_VERSION }}" \