diff --git a/.github/workflows/capture_new_migrations.yml b/.github/workflows/capture_new_migrations.yml
index 39f6bcd4c097..25b0c93ea3dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/capture_new_migrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/capture_new_migrations.yml
@@ -172,21 +172,14 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Process Data
       run: |
-        number2=${{ env.SECOND_QUERY }}
-        number1=${{ env.FIRST_QUERY }}
-
-        if [ $number2 -gt $number1 ]; then
-          diff=$((number2 - number1))
-          data=$(mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -uedxapp001 -ppassword -e "select name from django_migrations ORDER by -id limit $diff;" edxapp;)
-          echo "$data" > cleaned_data.txt
-        elif [ $number1 -gt $number2 ]; then
-          echo "Your PR removed some migrations" > cleaned_data.txt
-        fi
+        number1=${{ env.SECOND_QUERY }}
+        number2=${{ env.FIRST_QUERY }}
+        diff=$((number1 - number2))
+        data=$(mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -uedxapp001 -ppassword -e "select name from django_migrations ORDER by -id limit $diff;" edxapp;)
+        echo "$data" > cleaned_data.txt
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Comment PR
-      number2=${{ env.SECOND_QUERY }}
-      number1=${{ env.FIRST_QUERY }}
       uses: thollander/actions-comment-pull-request@v2
       with:
         filePath:  cleaned_data.txt