diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yaml
index 3c8756216ac..4258d93e837 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validate.yaml
@@ -100,26 +100,3 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo "All jobs succeeded!"
           fi
-
-  automerge-and-approve:
-    needs:
-      - finished
-    if: ${{ 
-      contains(needs.print_head_msg.outputs.head-commit-message, 'by renovate') || 
-      contains(needs.print_head_msg.outputs.head-commit-message, '.all-contributorsrc') }}
-    name: Automerge and Approve build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    continue-on-error: true
-    steps:
-      - uses: hmarr/auto-approve-action@v3
-        continue-on-error: true
-        with:
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.OR_PAT }}"
-      - name: automerge
-        uses: pascalgn/automerge-action@7961b8b5eec56cc088c140b56d864285eabd3f67 # v0.16.4
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}"
-          UPDATE_RETRIES: 24
-          UPDATE_RETRY_SLEEP: 60000
-          MERGE_METHOD: squash