diff --git a/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml b/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml
index bd72faf9d..f95166c94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/GnuTests.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ jobs:
         #
         repo_default_branch="${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
         repo_GNU_ref="v9.0"
-        repo_GNULIB_ref="8e99f24c0931a38880c6ee9b8287c7da80b0036b"
         repo_reference_branch="${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
-        outputs repo_default_branch repo_GNU_ref repo_GNULIB_ref repo_reference_branch
+        outputs repo_default_branch repo_GNU_ref repo_reference_branch
         #
         SUITE_LOG_FILE="${path_GNU_tests}/test-suite.log"
         TEST_LOGS_GLOB="${path_GNU_tests}/**/*.log" ## note: not usable at bash CLI; [why] double globstar not enabled by default b/c MacOS includes only bash v3 which doesn't have double globstar support