diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 980be3c84..0de297cf6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -56,14 +56,11 @@ jobs:
         sudo bash dist/get_deps_debian.sh
     - name: Build
       run: |
-        # Get path to magic db
-        MAGICDB_PATH=$(file --version | grep -oP "(?<=magic file from ).+")
         mkdir build
         cd build
         CC=gcc-10 CXX=g++-10 cmake \
           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE \
           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$PWD/install" \
-          -DEXTRA_MAGICDBS="$MAGICDB_PATH" \
           ..
         make -j 4 install