diff --git a/.github/workflows/cooker.yml b/.github/workflows/cooker.yml
index f51ed311..9f2ac62e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cooker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cooker.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           workflow: cooker.yml
           name: global-cache
-          path: $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
           search_artifacts: true
         continue-on-error: true
 
@@ -49,13 +48,6 @@ jobs:
           find ~ -iname version
           cat $(find ~ -iname version)
 
-      # not needed maybe?
-      - name: Extract global cache
-        run: |
-          tar --skip-old-files -xzvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
-          rm -f retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
-        continue-on-error: true
-
       - name: Initialize enviornment
         run: |
           git pull