diff --git a/.github/workflows/propogate-auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/propogate-auto-merge.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6053b4bd002..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/propogate-auto-merge.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-name: Propagate auto-merge label to backports
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened]
-
-jobs:
-  propagate-label:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-      issues: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Detect backport and original PR (metadata)
-        id: extract
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const pr = context.payload.pull_request;
-            const base = pr.base.ref;
-            if (!/^version-(15|16)-hotfix$/.test(base)) {
-              core.setOutput('is_backport', 'false');
-              return;
-            }
-
-            const isMergify = pr.user && pr.user.login === 'mergify[bot]';
-            const headRef = pr.head.ref || '';
-            const match = headRef.match(/(?:^|\/)pr-(\d+)(?:-|$)/i);
-
-            if (isMergify && match) {
-              const original = Number(match[1]);
-              if (!Number.isNaN(original)) {
-                core.setOutput('original_pr', String(original));
-                core.setOutput('is_backport', 'true');
-                return;
-              }
-            }
-
-            core.setOutput('is_backport', 'false');
-
-      - name: Check original PR labels
-        if: steps.extract.outputs.is_backport == 'true'
-        id: check
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const prNumber = Number("${{ steps.extract.outputs.original_pr }}");
-
-            const { data } = await github.rest.issues.get({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              issue_number: prNumber
-            });
-
-            const labels = data.labels.map(l => l.name);
-            core.setOutput("has_auto_merge", labels.includes("auto-merge backports"));
-
-      - name: Add auto-merge label to backport PR
-        if: steps.check.outputs.has_auto_merge == 'true'
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        with:
-          script: |
-            await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              issue_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
-              labels: ["auto-merge"]
-            });
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 3c764d6f770..5e558062048 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -92,18 +92,3 @@ pull_request_rules:
           {{ title }} (#{{ number }})
 
           {{ body }}
-  - name: Auto merge backports (safe)
-    conditions:
-      - label=auto-merge
-      - base~=^version-(15|16)-hotfix$
-      - -conflict
-      - status-success=Python Unit Tests (1)
-      - status-success=Python Unit Tests (2)
-      - status-success=Python Unit Tests (3)
-      - status-success=Python Unit Tests (4)
-      - status-success=linters
-      - status-success=semgrep
-      - status-success=Patch Test
-    actions:
-      merge:
-        method: squash
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