diff --git a/util/GHA-delete-GNU-workflow-logs.sh b/util/GHA-delete-GNU-workflow-logs.sh
index 95f5c240eb..de21de9d18 100755
--- a/util/GHA-delete-GNU-workflow-logs.sh
+++ b/util/GHA-delete-GNU-workflow-logs.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# spell-checker:ignore (utils) gitsome jq jaq ; (gh) repos
-
 # ME="${0}"
 # ME_dir="$(dirname -- "${ME}")"
 # ME_parent_dir="$(dirname -- "${ME_dir}")"
@@ -9,16 +7,10 @@
 
 # ref: <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57927115/anyone-know-a-way-to-delete-a-workflow-from-github-actions>
 
-# note: requires `gh` and `jq`
-
-## tools available?
-
-# * `gh` available?
-GH=$(command -v gh)
-"${GH}" --version || (echo "ERR!: missing \`gh\` (see install instructions at <https://github.com/cli/cli>)"; exit 1)
-# * `jq` or fallback available?
-: ${JQ:=$(command -v jq || command -v jaq)}
-"${JQ}" --version || (echo "ERR!: missing \`jq\` (install with \`sudo apt install jq\`)"; exit 1)
+if ! command -v gh >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "ERR!: missing \`gh\` (see install instructions at <https://github.com/cli/cli>)" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 case "${dry_run}" in
     '0' | 'f' | 'false' | 'no' | 'never' | 'none') unset dry_run ;;
@@ -30,7 +22,7 @@ REPO_NAME="${REPO_NAME:-coreutils}"
 WORK_NAME="${WORK_NAME:-GNU}"
 
 # * `--paginate` retrieves all pages
-# gh api --paginate "repos/${USER_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs" | jq -r ".workflow_runs[] | select(.name == \"${WORK_NAME}\") | (.id)" | xargs -n1 sh -c "for arg do { echo gh api repos/${USER_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs/\${arg} -X DELETE ; if [ -z "$dry_run" ]; then gh api repos/${USER_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs/\${arg} -X DELETE ; fi ; } ; done ;" _
-"${GH}" api "repos/${USER_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs" |
-    "${JQ}" -r ".workflow_runs[] | select(.name == \"${WORK_NAME}\") | (.id)" |
-    xargs -n1 sh -c "for arg do { echo ${GH} api repos/${USER_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs/\${arg} -X DELETE ; if [ -z \"${dry_run}\" ]; then ${GH} api repos/${USER_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs/\${arg} -X DELETE ; fi ; } ; done ;" _
+# gh api --paginate "repos/${USER_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs" --jq ".workflow_runs[] | select(.name == \"${WORK_NAME}\") | (.id)" | xargs -n1 sh -c "for arg do { echo gh api repos/${USER_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs/\${arg} -X DELETE ; if [ -z "$dry_run" ]; then gh api repos/${USER_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs/\${arg} -X DELETE ; fi ; } ; done ;" _
+gh api "repos/${USER_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs" \
+    --jq ".workflow_runs[] | select(.name == \"${WORK_NAME}\") | (.id)" |
+    xargs -n1 sh -c "for arg do { echo gh api repos/${USER_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs/\${arg} -X DELETE ; if [ -z \"${dry_run}\" ]; then gh api repos/${USER_NAME}/${REPO_NAME}/actions/runs/\${arg} -X DELETE ; fi ; } ; done ;" _