diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-lockfiles.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-lockfiles.yml
index 074915a..4052af0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-lockfiles.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-lockfiles.yml
@@ -112,18 +112,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install build dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get install -y llvm-dev libclang-dev clang libacl1-dev
 
-      # NOTE: Not all Zenoh dependants have their Cargo manifest and lockfile
-      # at the repository's toplevel. The only exception being zenoh-kotlin and
-      # zenoh-java. Thus the need for this ugly workaround.
-      - name: Compute crate path of ${{ matrix.dependant }}
-        id: crate-path
-        run: |
-          if [[ "${{ matrix.dependant }}" =~ eclipse-zenoh/zenoh-(java|kotlin) ]]; then
-            echo "value=zenoh-jni" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "value=." >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-
       - name: Compute clippy options
         id: clippy-options
         run: |
@@ -137,12 +125,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
         with:
           name: Cargo.lock
-          path: ${{ steps.crate-path.outputs.value }}
+          path: .
 
       - name: Rectify lockfile
         # NOTE: Checking the package for errors will rectify the Cargo.lock while preserving
         # the dependency versions fetched from source.
-        run: cargo "+${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" clippy --manifest-path ${{ steps.crate-path.outputs.value }}/Cargo.toml  --all-targets ${{ steps.clippy-options.outputs.value }} -- --deny warnings
+        run: cargo "+${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" clippy --manifest-path Cargo.toml --all-targets ${{ steps.clippy-options.outputs.value }} -- --deny warnings
 
       - name: Rectify lockfile for zenoh-c opaque-types
         if: ${{ matrix.dependant == 'eclipse-zenoh/zenoh-c' }}
@@ -152,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo "+${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" clippy --manifest-path build-resources/opaque-types/Cargo.toml --all-targets --features $features -- --deny warnings
 
       - name: cargo update ${{ matrix.dependant }}
-        run: cargo "+${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" update zenoh --manifest-path ${{ steps.crate-path.outputs.value }}/Cargo.toml
+        run: cargo "+${RUST_TOOLCHAIN}" update zenoh --manifest-path Cargo.toml
 
       - name: cargo update for zenoh-c build-resources
         if: ${{ matrix.dependant == 'eclipse-zenoh/zenoh-c' }}