diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies/test_updater_repo_is_clean.py b/.github/workflows/dependencies/test_updater_repo_is_clean.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bb3703cb..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/dependencies/test_updater_repo_is_clean.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-import importlib.util
-import os
-import pathlib
-import subprocess
-import tempfile
-import unittest
-
-
-UPDATER_PATH = pathlib.Path(__file__).with_name("updater.py")
-
-
-def load_updater_module():
-    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("omz_dependencies_updater", UPDATER_PATH)
-    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-    assert spec.loader is not None
-    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
-    return module
-
-
-class RepoIsCleanTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.updater = load_updater_module()
-
-    def test_should_return_true_if_repository_has_no_changes(self):
-        with temporary_git_repo() as repo_dir:
-            with chdir(repo_dir):
-                self.assertTrue(self.updater.Git.repo_is_clean())
-
-    def test_should_return_false_if_repository_has_untracked_files(self):
-        with temporary_git_repo() as repo_dir:
-            pathlib.Path(repo_dir, "new-file.txt").write_text("new\n")
-
-            with chdir(repo_dir):
-                self.assertFalse(self.updater.Git.repo_is_clean())
-
-
-class chdir:
-    def __init__(self, path):
-        self.path = path
-        self.previous = None
-
-    def __enter__(self):
-        self.previous = os.getcwd()
-        os.chdir(self.path)
-
-    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
-        os.chdir(self.previous)
-
-
-class temporary_git_repo:
-    def __enter__(self):
-        self.tempdir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
-        self.path = pathlib.Path(self.tempdir.name)
-
-        subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "init", "-b", "master"],
-            cwd=self.path,
-            check=True,
-            capture_output=True,
-        )
-        subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "config", "user.name", "Test User"],
-            cwd=self.path,
-            check=True,
-            capture_output=True,
-        )
-        subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "config", "user.email", "test@example.com"],
-            cwd=self.path,
-            check=True,
-            capture_output=True,
-        )
-        self.path.joinpath("tracked.txt").write_text("tracked\n")
-        subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "add", "tracked.txt"],
-            cwd=self.path,
-            check=True,
-            capture_output=True,
-        )
-        subprocess.run(
-            ["git", "commit", "-m", "initial"],
-            cwd=self.path,
-            check=True,
-            capture_output=True,
-        )
-
-        return self.path
-
-    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
-        self.tempdir.cleanup()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies/updater.py b/.github/workflows/dependencies/updater.py
index 75e066297..2765d9a52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependencies/updater.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependencies/updater.py
@@ -391,11 +391,15 @@ class Git:
         Returns `True` if the repo is clean.
         Returns `False` if the repo is dirty.
         """
-        result = CommandRunner.run_or_fail(
-            ["git", "status", "--porcelain", "--untracked-files=normal"],
-            stage="CheckRepoClean",
-        )
-        return result.stdout.decode("utf-8").strip() == ""
+        try:
+            result = CommandRunner.run_or_fail(
+                ["git", "status", "--porcelain", "--untracked-files=normal"],
+                stage="CheckRepoClean",
+            )
+        except CommandRunner.Exception:
+            return False
+
+        return result.stdout.strip() == b""
 
     @staticmethod
     def add_and_commit(scope: str, version: str) -> bool: