diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
index 35edee44d9..63734eacbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-approve.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,3 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}
-
-      - name: Enable auto-merge
-        if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, '👍 ship!')
-        run: gh pr merge "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" --auto --squash
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ github.event.repository.name }}