diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 4b6fd54aa7..2ed740e3bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ jobs:
           tar -xzvf ${{ env.PNETCDF_VERSION }}.tar.gz
           ls -l
           pushd ${{ env.PNETCDF_VERSION }}
-#          chmod +x configure
-#          bash ./configure --prefix=$HOME/pnetcdf --enable-shared --disable-cxx
           ./configure --prefix=$HOME/pnetcdf --enable-shared --disable-cxx
           make
           make install
@@ -84,8 +82,6 @@ jobs:
           tar -xzvf ${{ env.NETCDF_FORTRAN_VERSION }}.tar.gz
           ls -l
           pushd netcdf-fortran-*
-#          chmod +x configure
-#          bash ./configure --prefix=$HOME/netcdf-fortran
           ./configure --prefix=$HOME/netcdf-fortran
           make
           make install