diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml
index a08cb73c..1225211f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml
@@ -36,10 +36,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run chart-testing (lint)
         run: |
-          # is there a better way to get the right name for branch?
-          # for ref.: https://github.com/helm/chart-testing/issues/186#issuecomment-585595379
-          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
-            ct lint --target-branch ${{ github.head_ref }} --config ./charts/ct.yaml
-          else
-            ct lint --target-branch ${{ github.ref_name }} --config ./charts/ct.yaml
-          fi
+          ct lint --config ./charts/ct.yaml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/helm-test.yaml
index ca0db7da..f4de11a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-test.yaml
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run chart-testing (list-changed)
         id: list-changed
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
-            changed=$(ct list-changed --config ./charts/ct.yaml --target-branch ${{ github.head_ref }})
-          else
-            changed=$(ct list-changed --config ./charts/ct.yaml --target-branch ${{ github.ref_name }})
-          fi
+          changed=$(ct list-changed --config ./charts/ct.yaml
 
           if [[ -n "$changed" ]]; then
             echo "changed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -52,8 +48,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run chart-testing (install)
         if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
-            ct install --target-branch ${{ github.head_ref }} --charts ./charts/
-          else
-            ct install --target-branch ${{ github.ref_name }} --charts ./charts/
-          fi
+            ct install --charts ./charts/