diff --git a/.github/workflows/derecho.yaml b/.github/workflows/derecho.yaml
index 30a134c12..3f8e1398b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/derecho.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/derecho.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ jobs:
       CIME_MODEL: cesm
       CIME_DRIVER: nuopc
     needs: [setup]
-    steps:
-      - uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable.yaml
-        with:
-          compiler: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
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+    uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable.yaml
+    with:
+      compiler: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
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