diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automation.yaml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automation.yaml
index 8926aa6d..c3dd7b5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-automation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-automation.yaml
@@ -26,11 +26,4 @@ jobs:
           github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
       - name: Approve the PR
         run: gh pr review --approve "${PR_URL}"
-      - name: Enable auto-merge for patch updates PR
-        if: >
-          steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'
-          || steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names == 'actions/checkout'
-          || steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names == 'docker/setup-buildx-action'
-          || steps.metadata.outputs.dependency-names == 'docker/metadata-action'
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash --delete-branch "${PR_URL}"
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