diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
index c706aa614bd..603719e8142 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_tests.yml
@@ -56,18 +56,9 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin
           cache: gradle
 
-      - name: Pull genai-common
-        if: matrix.module == ':firebase-vertexai'
-        run: |
-          git clone https://github.com/google-gemini/generative-ai-android.git
-          cd generative-ai-android
-          ./gradlew :common:updateVersion common:publishToMavenLocal
-          cd ..
-
       - name: Clone mock responses
         if: matrix.module == ':firebase-vertexai'
-        run: |
-          firebase-vertexai/update_responses.sh
+        run: firebase-vertexai/update_responses.sh
 
       - name: Add google-services.json
         env:
diff --git a/firebase-vertexai/update_responses.sh b/firebase-vertexai/update_responses.sh
index 70e438090bd..3feec3b861b 100755
--- a/firebase-vertexai/update_responses.sh
+++ b/firebase-vertexai/update_responses.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ RESPONSES_VERSION='v6.*' # The major version of mock responses to use
 REPO_NAME="vertexai-sdk-test-data"
 REPO_LINK="https://github.com/FirebaseExtended/$REPO_NAME.git"
 
+set -x
+
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/src/test/resources" || exit
 rm -rf "$REPO_NAME"
 git clone "$REPO_LINK" --quiet || exit