diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
index 659f8faa..53faf927 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
@@ -35,20 +35,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Log in to the Container registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Lowercase the repo name
-        run: echo "REPO=${GITHUB_REPOSITORY,,}" >>${GITHUB_ENV}
-      - name: Check if image exists
-        id: image_check
-        run: docker manifest inspect ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.REPO }}-ocr-api:${{ env.VERSION }} > /dev/null ; echo $?
       - name: Build and Push backend
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-publish-ocr
-        if: steps.image_check.outcome == "manifest unknown"
         with:
           deploy_env: ${{ env.deploy_env }}
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}