diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index 3addcf5781e..df6464f5d3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -38,5 +38,3 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Populate Gradle caches
         run: ./gradlew classes testClasses assemble spotlessApply
-        # workflow failure prevents Copilot coding agent from starting
-        continue-on-error: true