diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 03db9d614..19ab1543a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: circleci/node:10.16.3
     working_directory: ~/specs-repo
     steps:
+      - checkout
       - run:
           name: Check table of contents
           command: sudo npm install -g doctoc && make check_toc
@@ -156,9 +157,7 @@ workflows:
       - test:
           requires:
             - install_pyspec_test
-      - table_of_contents:
-          requires:
-            - checkout_specs
+      - table_of_contents
       - lint:
           requires:
             - test