diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yaml b/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yaml
index 4d7802c9448..1f4bdcac123 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yaml
@@ -21,14 +21,6 @@ jobs:
           only-labels: needs-reply
           close-issue-label: closed-due-to-no-reply
 
-          # This shouldn't be necessary, but put it here to as a
-          # fallback to the other github action that should remove
-          # needs-reply when a reply comes in.  We keep this as a
-          # fallback and not a primary because the other Github action
-          # runs immediately upon comment creation; this Github action
-          # only runs once a day.
-          labels-to-remove-when-unstale: needs-reply
-
           # Messages that we put in comments on issues
           stale-issue-message: |
             It looks like this issue is expecting a response, but hasn't gotten one yet.  If there are no responses in the next XYZ days, we'll assume that the issue has been abondoned and will close it.