diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-autoapprove.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-autoapprove.yml
index 5cba612..c6793fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-autoapprove.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-autoapprove.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PR_URL: ${{github.event.pull_request.html_url}}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-      - name: Dependabot metadata
-        id: metadata
-        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v1
-        with:
-          github-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
       - name: Enable auto-merge for Dependabot PRs
         if: ${{steps.metadata.outputs.update-type == 'version-update:semver-patch'}}
         run: gh pr merge --auto --merge "$PR_URL"