diff --git a/.github/.OwlBot.yaml b/.github/.OwlBot.yaml
index e1f5b966..878059b6 100644
--- a/.github/.OwlBot.yaml
+++ b/.github/.OwlBot.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ deep-remove-regex:
   - /owl-bot-staging
 
 deep-preserve-regex:
-  - /owl-bot-staging/v1alpha
   - /owl-bot-staging/v1beta1
 
 deep-copy-regex: