diff --git a/.github/workflows/samples.yaml b/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c46230a78..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/samples.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-on:
-  pull_request:
-name: samples
-jobs:
-  checkstyle:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-        with:
-          java-version: 8
-      - name: Run checkstyle
-        run: mvn -P lint --quiet --batch-mode checkstyle:check
-        working-directory: samples/snippets
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index db3c71e04..a50f86382 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     ".github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml",
     ".github/workflows/auto-release.yaml",
     ".github/workflows/ci.yaml",
-    ".github/workflows/samples.yaml",
     ".kokoro/build.bat",
     ".kokoro/build.sh",
     ".kokoro/coerce_logs.sh",