diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index cde8013e80e..e94030c1d13 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ commands:
             # pipeline.git.base_revision is not always defined, so only proceed if all external vars are defined
             if test -n "<< pipeline.git.base_revision >>" && test -n "<< pipeline.git.revision >>" && test -n "$(git diff --name-only << pipeline.git.base_revision >>...<< pipeline.git.revision >>)"
             then
-                git diff --name-only << pipeline.git.base_revision >>...<< pipeline.git.revision >> 
                 if git diff --name-only << pipeline.git.base_revision >>...<< pipeline.git.revision >> | egrep -qv '\.(md|rst)$'
                 then
                     echo "Non-docs were modified in this PR, proceeding normally"