diff --git a/.github/workflows/scala-project-template.yml b/.github/workflows/scala-project-template.yml
index 84df2385..370eefe8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scala-project-template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scala-project-template.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ name: Update Scala project template
 jobs:
   update-scala-project-template:
     permissions:
-      # for aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials to assume an AWS role
-      id-token: write
       # for peter-evans/create-pull-request to create branch
       contents: write
       # for peter-evans/create-pull-request to create a PR