diff --git a/.github/workflows/s3tests.yml b/.github/workflows/s3tests.yml
index 361555a04..fc140ea50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/s3tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/s3tests.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ concurrency:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
-defaults:
-  run:
-    working-directory: docker
-
 jobs:
   s3tests:
     name: Ceph S3 tests