diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_references.yml b/.github/workflows/update_references.yml
index ed5aad11bba..e0ae36f0966 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_references.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_references.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 permissions:
   contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
 env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}