diff --git a/.github/workflows/content-release.yml b/.github/workflows/content-release.yml
index 6012f28530..7aae49d7a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/content-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/content-release.yml
@@ -229,10 +229,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "DEPLOY_ENV=prod" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "BUILD_TRIGGER=cms" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Check broken links
-        id: get-broken-link-info
-        run: node ./script/github-actions/check-broken-links-blocks.js ${{ env.BUILDTYPE }}
-
       - name: Build JSON object for step metrics
         run: |
           cat build/${{env.BUILDTYPE}}/metalsmith-step-metrics.json | \
@@ -240,8 +236,7 @@ jobs:
           jq '.series[].tags[1] = "build_number:${{github.run_number}}"' | \
           jq '.series[].tags[2] = "instance_type:${{env.INSTANCE_TYPE}}"' | \
           jq '.series[].tags[3] = "heap_size:${{env.MAXIMUM_HEAP}}"' | \
-          jq '.series[].tags[4] = "trigger:${{env.BUILD_TRIGGER}}"' | \
-          jq '.series[].tags[5] = "broken_links:${{steps.get-broken-link-info.outputs.BROKEN_LINKS || 0 }}"' > metrics.json
+          jq '.series[].tags[4] = "trigger:${{env.BUILD_TRIGGER}}"' > metrics.json
 
       - name: Get Datadog api key from Parameter Store
         uses: department-of-veterans-affairs/action-inject-ssm-secrets@d8e6de3bde4dd728c9d732baef58b3c854b8c4bb # latest
@@ -256,6 +251,10 @@ jobs:
           -H "DD-API-KEY: ${{ env.GHA_CONTENT_BUILD_DATADOG_API_KEY }}" \
           -d @- < metrics.json
 
+      - name: Check broken links
+        id: get-broken-link-info
+        run: node ./script/github-actions/check-broken-links-blocks.js ${{ env.BUILDTYPE }}
+
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@e1e17a757e536f70e52b5a12b2e8d1d1c60e04ef # v2.0.0
         if: ${{ steps.get-broken-link-info.outputs.UPLOAD_AND_NOTIFY == '1' && always() }}
diff --git a/script/github-actions/check-broken-links-blocks.js b/script/github-actions/check-broken-links-blocks.js
index debda17242..c1d70842ca 100644
--- a/script/github-actions/check-broken-links-blocks.js
+++ b/script/github-actions/check-broken-links-blocks.js
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ if (fs.existsSync(reportPath)) {
   console.log(
     `${brokenLinks.brokenLinksCount} broken links found. \n ${brokenLinks.summary}`,
   );
-  core.setOutput('BROKEN_LINKS', `${brokenLinks.brokenLinksCount}`);
   core.setOutput('SLACK_BLOCKS', `${JSON.stringify(payload)}`);
 
   if (!IS_PROD_BRANCH && !contentOnlyBuild) {