diff --git a/.github/mergify.yml b/.github/mergify.yml
index 815730b2..ad51f745 100644
--- a/.github/mergify.yml
+++ b/.github/mergify.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 pull_request_rules:
-  - name: delete head branch after merge
-    conditions: []
-    actions:
-      delete_head_branch: {}
   - name: automatic merge for scala-steward pull requests affecting build.sbt
     conditions:
       - author=scala-steward