diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs-ci.yaml
index 2228b4a..1ff45ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-ci.yaml
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   docs-ci:
     permissions:
-      # need to provide GH_TOKEN with content/pull-request write premissions
+      # need to provide GITHUB_TOKEN with content/pull-request write premissions
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write  
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       # keeping TAG for cases docs repo workflow is triggered with tag input
       TAG: ${{ inputs.git_tag }}
       REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
@@ -31,24 +31,10 @@ jobs:
       PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.number }}
       PR_TITLE_PREFIX: "task: update documentation for"
     steps:
-    - name: Check if PR actor is part of team
-      env:
-        ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
-      run: |
-        response=$(curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $GH_TOKEN" \
-                       -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-                       "https://api.github.com/orgs/Mellanox/teams/cloud-orchestration/members/$ACTOR")
-
-        if [[ $(echo "$response" | jq -r '.message') == "Not Found" ]]; then
-          echo "Actor $ACTOR is not part of the 'Mellanox/cloud-orchestration' team and cannot initiate 'Documentation CI' workflow"
-          exit 1
-        else
-          echo "Actor $ACTOR is part of the 'Mellanox/cloud-orchestration' team"
-        fi    
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/network-operator-docs  # repo must be explicitly set here for workflow calling to behave correctly
-        token: ${{ inputs.token || secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+        token: ${{ inputs.token || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - name: Setup Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5.0.2
       with: