diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
index da05d2f41a..58c8440684 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -25,25 +25,25 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-      - name: Docker login
-        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9.4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
-          registry: docker.pkg.github.com
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Run image
+          python-version: 3.9.4
+      - name: Setup env
         run: |
-          docker pull docker.pkg.github.com/pytorch/tensorrt/docgen:latest
-          docker run -it -d --name cpplinter -e GITHUB_TOKEN=$GITHUB_TOKEN -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE:/workspace -v $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH:/GITHUB_EVENT.json -w /workspace  docker.pkg.github.com/pytorch/tensorrt/docgen:latest
-          docker exec cpplinter bash -c "cp /workspace/docker/WORKSPACE.docker /workspace/WORKSPACE"
+          sudo ln -s $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH /GITHUB_EVENT.json
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          docker exec cpplinter bash -c "pip3 install -r /workspace/.github/scripts/requirements.txt"
-          docker exec cpplinter bash -c "pip3 install -r /workspace/requirements-dev.txt"
+          pip3 install -r $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/scripts/requirements.txt
+          pip3 install -r $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/requirements-dev.txt
       - name: Lint C++
-        run: docker exec cpplinter bash -c "cd /workspace && python3 /workspace/.github/scripts/run_cpp_linter.py"
+        run: | 
+          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+          python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/scripts/run_cpp_linter.py
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
 
   py-linting:
     name: Python Linting
@@ -65,22 +65,28 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      - name: Set up Python 3.9.4
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.9.4
       - name: Docker login
         uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
           registry: docker.pkg.github.com
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Run image
+      - name: Setup env
         run: |
-          docker pull docker.pkg.github.com/pytorch/tensorrt/docgen:latest
-          docker run -it -d --name pylinter -e GITHUB_TOKEN=$GITHUB_TOKEN -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE:/workspace -v $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH:/GITHUB_EVENT.json -w /workspace  docker.pkg.github.com/pytorch/tensorrt/docgen:latest
-          docker exec pylinter bash -c "cp /workspace/docker/WORKSPACE.docker /workspace/WORKSPACE"
+          sudo ln -s $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH /GITHUB_EVENT.json
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          docker exec pylinter bash -c "pip3 install -r /workspace/.github/scripts/requirements.txt"
-          docker exec pylinter bash -c "pip3 install -r /workspace/requirements-dev.txt"
+          pip3 install -r $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/scripts/requirements.txt
+          pip3 install -r $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/requirements-dev.txt
       - name: Lint Python
-        run: docker exec pylinter bash -c "cd /workspace && python3 /workspace/.github/scripts/run_py_linter.py"
+        run: |
+          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+          python3 $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/scripts/run_py_linter.py
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}