diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml b/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
index 176cd5cd..186c9ba9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ jobs:
             -Dsonar.projectKey=com.github.spotbugs:sonar-findbugs-plugin \
             -Dsonar.organization=spotbugs \
             -Dsonar.host.url=https://sonarcloud.io \
-            -Dsonar.token=$SONAR_TOKEN \
             ${PR_NUMBER:+ -Dsonar.pullrequest.key=$PR_NUMBER -Dsonar.pullrequest.branch=$PR_BRANCH }
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TO_FORK }}