diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-merge.yml
index 5238c9f68..f2437640a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-merge.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
     steps:
-      - name: Dependabot metadata
-        id: metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
         run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"
         env: