diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/check-documentation.yml
index cf5c53cce..49b3e1ac1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-documentation.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@master
+      
+      - name: Remove old documentation files
+        run: rm -rf ./deployment/src/old/ ./CHANGELOG.md # workaround until https://github.com/gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check/pull/183 has been done
 
       - name: Check Markdown Links
         uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@master