diff --git a/.github/workflows/getLabels.js b/.github/workflows/getLabels.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 99060e7205eb..000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/getLabels.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * To run this file:
- * * npm install @octokit/rest
- * * node .github/workflows/getLabels.js
- *
- * This script assumes the maximum number of labels to be 100.
- */
-
-const { Octokit } = require('@octokit/rest');
-const github = new Octokit();
-github.rest.issues
-    .listLabelsForRepo({
-        owner: 'microsoft',
-        repo: 'vscode-python',
-        per_page: 100,
-    })
-    .then((result) => {
-        const labels = result.data.map((label) => label.name);
-        console.log(
-            '\nNumber of labels found:',
-            labels.length,
-            ", verify that it's the same as number of labels listed in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/labels\n",
-        );
-        console.log(JSON.stringify(labels), '\n');
-    });
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-labels.yml
index 7817ed62bd9b..8b084aef409f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-labels.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ on:
     types: [opened, reopened]
 
 env:
-  # To update the list of labels, see `getLabels.js`.
-  REPO_LABELS: '["area-api","area-data science","area-debugging","area-diagnostics","area-editor-*","area-environments","area-formatting","area-intellisense","area-internal","area-linting","area-repl","area-terminal","area-testing","author-verification-requested","bug","community ask","debt","dependencies","documentation","experimenting","feature-request","good first issue","help wanted","important","info-needed","invalid-testplan-item","investigating","iteration-candidate","iteration-plan","iteration-plan-draft","javascript","linux","macos","meta","needs community feedback","needs PR","needs proposal","needs spike","no-changelog","on-testplan","partner ask","regression","release-plan","reports-wanted","skip package*.json","skip tests","tensorboard","testplan-item","triage-needed","verification-found","verification-needed","verification-steps-needed","verified","windows"]'
   TRIAGERS: '["karrtikr","karthiknadig","paulacamargo25","eleanorjboyd","anthonykim1"]'
 
 permissions:
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   # From https://github.com/marketplace/actions/github-script#apply-a-label-to-an-issue.
   add-classify-label:
-    name: "Add 'triage-needed' and remove unrecognizable labels & assignees"
+    name: "Add 'triage-needed' and remove assignees"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Actions
@@ -28,9 +26,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Actions
         run: npm install --production --prefix ./actions
 
-      - name: "Add 'triage-needed' and remove unrecognizable labels & assignees"
+      - name: "Add 'triage-needed' and remove assignees"
         uses: ./actions/python-issue-labels
         with:
           triagers: ${{ env.TRIAGERS }}
           token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-          repo_labels: ${{ env.REPO_LABELS }}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 06011b3d13cd..a5dbb4869fd9 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -67,12 +67,10 @@
     "typescript.preferences.importModuleSpecifier": "relative",
     "debug.javascript.usePreview": false,
     // Branch name suggestion.
+    "git.branchProtectionPrompt": "alwaysCommitToNewBranch",
     "git.branchRandomName.enable": true,
-    "git.branchProtection": [
-		"main",
-		"release/*"
-	],
+    "git.branchProtection": ["main", "release/*"],
     "git.pullBeforeCheckout": true,
     // Open merge editor for resolving conflicts.
-    "git.mergeEditor": true,
+    "git.mergeEditor": true
 }