diff --git a/scripts/generate-clients/build-smithy-typescript.js b/scripts/generate-clients/build-smithy-typescript.js
index d21fb62edcb1d..f829f22d1af0e 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-clients/build-smithy-typescript.js
+++ b/scripts/generate-clients/build-smithy-typescript.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const buildSmithyTypeScript = async (repo, commit) => {
   }
 
   // Checkout commit
-  await spawnProcess("git", ["fetch", "origin", commit, "--depth=1"], { cwd: repo });
+  // await spawnProcess("git", ["fetch", "origin", commit, "--depth=1"], { cwd: repo });
 
   // Switch to branch with commit
   const tempBranchName = `temp-${commit}`;