diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 375c47fe34..f3a3657480 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-🏞️ icons:
+icons:
 - changed-files:
   - any-glob-to-any-file: ['icons/*', 'src/core/icons/*.ts']
 
-💱 translations:
+translations:
 - changed-files:
   - any-glob-to-any-file: ['package.nls*.json', 'src/core/i18n']
 
-📝 docs:
+docs:
 - changed-files:
   - any-glob-to-any-file: '*.md'
 
-🔄 workflows:
+workflows:
 - changed-files:
   - any-glob-to-any-file: ['.github/workflows/*', '.github/labeler.yml']
 
-🐋 devcontainers:
+devcontainers:
 - changed-files:
   - any-glob-to-any-file: '.devcontainer/*'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yml
index c6a1ea7ba7..fcf2fc949e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-stale-issues.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@5bef64f19d7facfb25b37b414482c7164d639639 # v9.1.0
         with:
-          any-of-labels: "❓info-needed,❌ invalid"
+          any-of-labels: "info needed,invalid"
           days-before-issue-stale: 30
           days-before-issue-close: 14
-          stale-issue-label: "⌛ stale"
+          stale-issue-label: "stale"
           stale-issue-message: "This issue is stale because it has been open for 30 days with no activity."
           close-issue-message: "This issue was closed because it has been inactive for 14 days since being marked as stale."
           days-before-pr-stale: -1