diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 869969f26..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-name: Dependabot Automerge Check
-on: pull_request
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
-
-jobs:
-  dependabot:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.repository == 'openHPI/codeocean'
-    steps:
-      - name: Dependabot metadata
-        id: metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@d7267f607e9d3fb96fc2fbe83e0af444713e90b7
-        with:
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}