diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f968fbaa1..7d809a5f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ jobs:
         go_version: [1.14, 1.15]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Setup Go
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 25331dc1d..05853e937 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 - Store the parent's full `SpanContext` rather than just its span ID in the `span` struct. (#1360)
 - Improve span duration accuracy. (#1360)
 - Migrated CI/CD from CircleCI to GitHub Actions (#1382)
+- Remove duplicate checkout from GitHub Actions workflow (#1407)
 ### Removed
 
 - Remove `errUninitializedSpan` as its only usage is now obsolete. (#1360)