diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index d05b8eee8..a8fe3c969 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
-          github-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+          github-token: ${{secrets.DEPENDABOT_AUTO_MERGE}}
           script: |
             github.rest.issues.createComment({
               issue_number: context.issue.number,
@@ -20,10 +20,3 @@ jobs:
               repo: context.repo.repo,
               body: '@dependabot merge'
             })
-
-      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-