diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/bench-pr.yml
index a391f5488..a4f511e5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench-pr.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 name: Benchmark PR
 
-on:
-  issue_comment:
-    types: [created]
+# TODO: switch to workflow_dispatch
+# on:
+#   issue_comment:
+#     types: [created]
 
 # cancel previous job runs for the same workflow + pr
 concurrency:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index eb7093438..cdda5442b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ on:
         description: 'Release Branch (confirm release branch)'
         required: true
         default: 'main'
-  issue_comment:
-    types: [created]
 
 permissions:
   id-token: write