diff --git a/scripts/update_licenses.py b/scripts/update_licenses.py
index 562c3130..2b2f49b7 100644
--- a/scripts/update_licenses.py
+++ b/scripts/update_licenses.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from github import Github
 
 CURRENT_FILE = Path(__file__)
 ROOT = CURRENT_FILE.parents[1]
-GITHUB_TOKEN = os.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN", None)
+GITHUB_TOKEN = os.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
 
 
 def main() -> None: