diff --git a/tests/CI/gates.jenkinsfile b/tests/CI/gates.jenkinsfile
index 768cf8b66f..9ce14ef2da 100644
--- a/tests/CI/gates.jenkinsfile
+++ b/tests/CI/gates.jenkinsfile
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ pipeline {
 									checkout scm: [$class: 'GitSCM',
 										branches: [[name: "${BRANCH_NAME}"]],
 											extensions: [
-												[$class: 'CleanBeforeCheckout'],
 												[$class: 'RelativeTargetDirectory', relativeTargetDir: groupDir],
 												[$class: 'CloneOption',
 													noTags: true,