diff --git a/.github/workflows/qmk_userspace_build.yml b/.github/workflows/qmk_userspace_build.yml
index 3ac41cf2..d9fe422d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qmk_userspace_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qmk_userspace_build.yml
@@ -66,16 +66,10 @@ jobs:
           apt-get update
           apt-get install jq -y
 
-      - name: Import Non Tree Targets JSON file
-        id: read-json
-        run: |
-          cat $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/qmk_nontree.json
-          echo "::set-output name=json::$(cat $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/qmk_nontree.json)"
-
       - name: Parse Non Tree Targets JSON file
         id: parse-json
         run: |
-          echo "${{ steps.read-json.outputs.json }}" | jq -r '.nontree_targets[]'
+          echo "$(cat $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/qmk_nontree.json)" | jq -r '.nontree_targets[]'
 
       - name: Copy Non-Tree Keyboards to QMK Firmware
         id: loop-targets