diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/mac-ios-swift-packaging-pipeline.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/mac-ios-swift-packaging-pipeline.yml
index 2f16518..b97ca38 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/mac-ios-swift-packaging-pipeline.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/mac-ios-swift-packaging-pipeline.yml
@@ -165,32 +165,18 @@ jobs:
     workingDirectory: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/ios_packaging_artifacts_full'
     displayName: "List staged artifacts"
 
-  - bash: |
+  - script: |
       set -e -x
       ARTIFACTS_LIST=$(ls)
       POD_ARCHIVE=$(echo "${ARTIFACTS_LIST}" | sed -n '3p')
 
-      set_var() {
-        local VAR_NAME=${1:?}
-        local VAR_VALUE=${2:?}
-        echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=${VAR_NAME}]${VAR_VALUE}"
-        echo "${VAR_NAME}: ${VAR_VALUE}"
-      }
-
-      set_var "POD_ARCHIVE_NAME" "${POD_ARCHIVE}"
-
-      shasum -a 256 "$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/ios_packaging_artifacts_full/$(POD_ARCHIVE_NAME)"
-    workingDirectory: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/ios_packaging_artifacts_full'
-    displayName: "Print ORT iOS Pod checksum"
-
+      shasum -a 256 "$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/ios_packaging_artifacts_full/${POD_ARCHIVE}"
 
   # copy the pod archive to a path relative to Package.swift and set the env var required by Package.swift to use that.
   # xcodebuild will implicitly use Package.swift and build/run the .testTarget (tests in swift/onnxTests).
   # once that's done cleanup the copy of the pod zip file
-  - script: |
-      set -e -x
-      cp "$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/ios_packaging_artifacts_full/$(POD_ARCHIVE_NAME)" swift/
-      export ORT_IOS_POD_LOCAL_PATH="swift/$(POD_ARCHIVE_NAME)"
+      cp "$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/ios_packaging_artifacts_full/${POD_ARCHIVE}" swift/
+      export ORT_IOS_POD_LOCAL_PATH="swift/${POD_ARCHIVE}"
       xcodebuild test -scheme onnxruntime -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 14'
       rm swift/pod-archive-onnxruntime-c-*.zip
     workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)