diff --git a/cmd/actions.go b/cmd/actions.go
index 5b1f427cf9f..e0742f6e7eb 100644
--- a/cmd/actions.go
+++ b/cmd/actions.go
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ func runSetActionsRunnerToken(c *cli.Context) error {
 	setting.MustInstalled()
 
 	scope := c.String("scope")
-	putToken := c.String("token")
+	token := c.String("token")
 
-	respText, extra := private.SetActionsRunnerToken(ctx, scope, putToken)
+	respText, extra := private.SetActionsRunnerToken(ctx, scope, token)
 	if extra.HasError() {
 		return handleCliResponseExtra(extra)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/private/actions.go b/modules/private/actions.go
index 09135eb543f..0f144170b1a 100644
--- a/modules/private/actions.go
+++ b/modules/private/actions.go
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type GenerateTokenRequest struct {
-	Scope    string
-	PutToken string
+	Scope string
 }
 
 // GenerateActionsRunnerToken calls the internal GenerateActionsRunnerToken function
diff --git a/routers/private/actions.go b/routers/private/actions.go
index 8424c610d54..a3646e1340a 100644
--- a/routers/private/actions.go
+++ b/routers/private/actions.go
@@ -41,12 +41,9 @@ func GenerateActionsRunnerToken(ctx *context.PrivateContext) {
 		})
 	}
 
-	var token *actions_model.ActionRunnerToken
-	if genRequest.PutToken == "" {
-		token, err = actions_model.GetLatestRunnerToken(ctx, owner, repo)
-	}
-	if genRequest.PutToken != "" || errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) || (token != nil && !token.IsActive) {
-		token, err = actions_model.NewRunnerToken(ctx, owner, repo, genRequest.PutToken)
+	token, err := actions_model.GetLatestRunnerToken(ctx, owner, repo)
+	if errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) || (token != nil && !token.IsActive) {
+		token, err = actions_model.NewRunnerToken(ctx, owner, repo, "")
 		if err != nil {
 			errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("error while creating runner token: %v", err)
 			log.Error("NewRunnerToken failed: %v", errMsg)