diff --git a/.tangled/workflows/deploy.yml b/.tangled/workflows/deploy.yml
index 3ee13fa..4b1ce4a 100644
--- a/.tangled/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.tangled/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -7,21 +7,10 @@ engine: nixery
 dependencies:
   nixpkgs:
     - flyctl
-    - git
 
 steps:
   - name: deploy to fly.io
     command: |
+      set -eu
       test -n "$FLY_API_TOKEN"
-
-      # skip deploys for pushes that only touch docs or workflow files.
-      # if the diff can't be resolved, deploy — a redundant deploy beats
-      # silently skipping a needed one.
-      changed=$(git diff --name-only HEAD^ HEAD 2>/dev/null) || changed="src/"
-      if [ -n "$changed" ] && ! echo "$changed" | grep -qv -e '\.md$' -e '^\.tangled/' -e '^docs/'; then
-        echo "docs/workflow-only push — skipping deploy"
-        echo "$changed" | sed 's/^/  /'
-        exit 0
-      fi
-
       flyctl deploy --remote-only