diff --git a/.github/workflows/cherry-pick-release-to-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/cherry-pick-release-to-dev.yml
index a675eb655fb..d97a158a8c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cherry-pick-release-to-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cherry-pick-release-to-dev.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           pr_branch: 'dev'
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OTTO_THE_BOT_GH_TOKEN }}
-
-      # Add the auto-merge flag
-      - name: Enable auto-merge
-        run: gh pr edit ${{ github.event.pull_request.id }} --add-label auto-merge
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.OTTO_THE_BOT_GH_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5177432e5e5..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-merge.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-name: Dependabot auto-merge
-on: pull_request_target
-
-permissions:
-  pull-requests: write
-  contents: write
-
-jobs:
-  activate-auto-merge:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'}}
-    steps:
-      - name: Dependabot metadata
-        id: metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1.6.0
-        with:
-          github-token: '${{secrets.WEBTEAM_AUTOMERGE_TOKEN}}'
-
-      # Add the auto-merge flag if the PR is a minor or patch version update
-      - name: Enable auto-merge for minor and patch updates
-        if: ${{steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-minor' || steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'}}
-        run: gh pr edit ${{ github.event.pull_request.id }} --add-label auto-merge
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-auto-merge.yml
index a0b27d10ec3..5e25351f33f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-auto-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-auto-merge.yml
@@ -1,26 +1,22 @@
-name: auto-merge flagged PR
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: ['labeled']
+name: auto-merge PR
+on: pull_request
 
 permissions:
   pull-requests: write
   contents: write
 
-## This job will auto merge PR that has been labeled with 'auto-merge'
+# This job will enable auto merge on dependabots and otto-the-bot's PRs
 jobs:
   activate-auto-merge:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event.label.name == 'auto-merge' }}
+    if: ${{github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' || github.actor == 'otto-the-bot'}}
     steps:
       - name: Approve PR
-        run: gh pr review --approve "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr review --approve ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
         env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
 
       - name: Enable auto-merge
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
         env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.WEBTEAM_AUTOMERGE_TOKEN}}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}