diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index acd89f41..829c5d7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -61,87 +61,3 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Build the Docker image
       run: make establish_config && docker build -f Dockerfile . -t techsupportbot:$(date +%s)
-
-  close_pyTest:
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: 
-      - codeValidation
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
-    steps:
-      - name: Dependabot metadata
-        id: dependabot-metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
-        with:
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Merge PR
-        if: steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' && steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.dependency-names == 'pytest'
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-
-  close_pyLint:
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: 
-      - codeValidation
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
-    steps:
-      - name: Dependabot metadata
-        id: dependabot-metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
-        with:
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Merge PR
-        if: steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' && steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.dependency-names == 'pylint'
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-
-  close_flake8:
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: 
-      - codeValidation
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
-    steps:
-      - name: Dependabot metadata
-        id: dependabot-metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
-        with:
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Merge PR
-        if: steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' && steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.dependency-names == 'flake8'
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-
-  close_isort:
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: 
-      - codeValidation
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
-    steps:
-      - name: Dependabot metadata
-        id: dependabot-metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
-        with:
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Merge PR
-        if: steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch' && steps.dependabot-metadata.outputs.dependency-names == 'isort'
-        run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
-        env:
-          PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}