diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
index 5fc5555..23329dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: github/super-linter@v3
         env:
           VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: false
-          VALIDATE_MARKDOWN: false
           DEFAULT_BRANCH: master
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17d5a90..a7c4f42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ Add the following step at the end of your job, after other steps that might add
     
     # Optional: Disable dirty check and always try to create a commit and push
     skip_dirty_check: true
-
-    # Optional: Allows you to update how the repo is checked out
-    checkout_options: '-q --force -b'
 ```
 
 ## Example
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 6c9bf7d..a4a8630 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ inputs:
     description: Push options (eg. --force)
     required: false
     default: ''
-  checkout_options:
-    description: Checkout options (eg. --branch)
-    required: false
-    default: ''
   skip_dirty_check:
     description: Skip the check if the git repository is dirty and always try to create a commit.
     required: false
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index ee2cce7..cfe6823 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ _main() {
 
 _switch_to_repository() {
     echo "INPUT_REPOSITORY value: $INPUT_REPOSITORY";
-    cd "$INPUT_REPOSITORY";
+    cd $INPUT_REPOSITORY;
 }
 
 _git_is_dirty() {
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     [ -n "$(git status -s -- $INPUT_FILE_PATTERN)" ]
 }
 
@@ -43,11 +42,8 @@ _switch_to_branch() {
     # Fetch remote to make sure that repo can be switched to the right branch.
     git fetch;
 
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2206
-    INPUT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_ARRAY=( $INPUT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS );
-
     # Switch to branch from current Workflow run
-    git checkout ${INPUT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS:+"${INPUT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_ARRAY[@]}"} "$INPUT_BRANCH" --;
+    git checkout "$INPUT_BRANCH" --;
 }
 
 _add_files() {
diff --git a/tests/git-auto-commit-mocked.bats b/tests/git-auto-commit-mocked.bats
index f7e8f53..8dc583a 100644
--- a/tests/git-auto-commit-mocked.bats
+++ b/tests/git-auto-commit-mocked.bats
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ setup() {
     export INPUT_COMMIT_AUTHOR="Test Suite <test@users.noreply.github.com>"
     export INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE=""
     export INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS=""
-    export INPUT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS=""
     export INPUT_SKIP_DIRTY_CHECK=false
 
     skipIfNot "$BATS_TEST_DESCRIPTION"
@@ -309,39 +308,6 @@ main() {
 
 }
 
-@test "git-checkout-options-are-applied" {
-
-    INPUT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS="-b --progress"
-
-    touch "${test_repository}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
-    shellmock_expect git --type partial --output " M new-file-1.txt M new-file-2.txt M new-file-3.txt" --match "status"
-    shellmock_expect git --type exact --match "fetch"
-    shellmock_expect git --type exact --match "checkout -b --progress master --"
-    shellmock_expect git --type partial --match "add ."
-    shellmock_expect git --type partial --match '-c'
-    shellmock_expect git --type partial --match 'push --set-upstream origin'
-
-    run main
-
-    echo "$output"
-
-    # Success Exit Code
-    [ "$status" = 0 ]
-
-    [ "${lines[10]}" = "::debug::Push commit to remote branch master" ]
-
-
-    shellmock_verify
-    [ "${capture[0]}" = "git-stub status -s -- ." ]
-    [ "${capture[1]}" = "git-stub fetch" ]
-    [ "${capture[2]}" = "git-stub checkout -b --progress master --" ]
-    [ "${capture[3]}" = "git-stub add ." ]
-    [ "${capture[4]}" = "git-stub -c user.name=Test Suite -c user.email=test@github.com commit -m Commit Message --author=Test Suite <test@users.noreply.github.com>" ]
-    [ "${capture[5]}" = "git-stub push --set-upstream origin HEAD:master --tags" ]
-
-}
-
 @test "can-checkout-different-branch" {
 
     INPUT_BRANCH="foo"