diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown_equations.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown_equations.yml
index 618ec2a96a77..bb44c8b99503 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown_equations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown_equations.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ jobs:
           git config --local user.name "stdlib-bot"
         timeout-minutes: 5
 
+      # Disable Git hooks:
+      - name: 'Disable Git hooks'
+        run: |
+          rm -rf .git/hooks
+
       # Import GPG key to sign commits:
       - name: 'Import GPG key to sign commits'
         # Pin action to full length commit SHA
@@ -177,6 +182,9 @@ jobs:
           # Fetch the branch first so that --force-with-lease in the subsequent push has a local tracking reference and can verify the remote state:
           git fetch origin markdown-insert-equations 2>/dev/null || true
           gh api -X DELETE repos/stdlib-js/stdlib/git/refs/heads/markdown-insert-equations 2>/dev/null || true
+
+          # Delete the local tracking branch so that --force-with-lease does not reject the push due to stale info:
+          git branch -dr origin/markdown-insert-equations 2>/dev/null || true
         timeout-minutes: 5
 
       # Create a pull request with the updated equations: