diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index 5049bc5be..eafe6a67b 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
       "matchDatasources": ["golang-version"],
       "groupName": "Go",
       "commitMessageTopic": "Go"
+    },
+    {
+      "enabled": false,
+      "matchPackageNames": ["python"],
+      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major", "minor"]
     }
   ],
   "customManagers": [
diff --git a/.github/renovate/default.json b/.github/renovate/default.json
index d4a81aa94..827dc0990 100644
--- a/.github/renovate/default.json
+++ b/.github/renovate/default.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     ":approveMajorUpdates",
     "github>rackerlabs/understack//.github/renovate/automergeGitHubActions",
     "github>rackerlabs/understack//.github/renovate/precommit",
-    "github>rackerlabs/understack//.github/renovate/pythonMinorApprove",
     ":maintainLockFilesMonthly",
     ":automergeDigest"
   ]
diff --git a/.github/renovate/pythonMinorApprove.json b/.github/renovate/pythonMinorApprove.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 00f1169d0..000000000
--- a/.github/renovate/pythonMinorApprove.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  "packageRules": [
-    {
-      "dependencyDashboardApproval": true,
-      "matchPackageNames": ["python"],
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["major", "minor"]
-    }
-  ]
-}