diff --git a/.github/workflows/approvals.yml b/.github/workflows/approvals.yml
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index 5cbfbceeedb..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/approvals.yml
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@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-name: PR Approval Check
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - "develop"
-
-jobs:
-  check-approvals:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 10
-    steps:
-      - name: Check required approvals
-        uses: actions/github-script@450193c5abd4cdb17ba9f3ffcfe8f635c4bb6c2a
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const pr = context.payload.pull_request;
-            const reviews = await github.rest.pulls.listReviews({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              pull_number: pr.number,
-            });
-
-            // Determine if PR author is a bot/GitHub Actions
-            const authorType = pr.user.type;        // 'Bot' vs 'User'
-            const authorLogin = pr.user.login;       // e.g. 'github-actions[bot]'
-            const isBot = authorType === 'Bot' || authorLogin.endsWith('[bot]');
-            const oneApprovalBotAuthors = new Set(['renovate[bot]']);
-
-            // Count unique approvals, including bot approvals.
-            const latestByUser = {};
-            for (const review of reviews.data) {
-              latestByUser[review.user.login] = review.state;
-            }
-            const approvalCount = Object.values(latestByUser)
-              .filter(state => state === 'APPROVED').length;
-
-            const required = isBot && !oneApprovalBotAuthors.has(authorLogin) ? 2 : 1;
-
-            console.log(`PR author: ${authorLogin} (${authorType}), isBot: ${isBot}`);
-            console.log(`One-approval bot allowlist: ${oneApprovalBotAuthors.has(authorLogin)}`);
-            console.log(`Approvals: ${approvalCount} / ${required} required`);
-
-            if (isBot && (approvalCount < required))  {
-              core.setFailed(
-                `This PR needs ${required} approval(s) but has ${approvalCount}. ` +
-                `(Author is ${isBot ? 'a bot' : 'human'})`
-              );
-            }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rerun-approvals.yml b/.github/workflows/rerun-approvals.yml
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--- a/.github/workflows/rerun-approvals.yml
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-# Re-runs the PR Approval Check workflow when a review is submitted or dismissed.
-# Re-running creates a new attempt on the existing approvals.yml workflow run, which
-# updates the `check-approvals` check_run in place. This avoids the gate getting stuck
-# behind a stale failed check_run from the original `pull_request` event run.
-
-name: Re-run PR Approval Check on Review
-
-on:
-  pull_request_review:
-    types: [submitted, dismissed]
-
-permissions:
-  actions: write
-
-concurrency:
-  group: rerun-approvals-${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  rerun:
-    if: github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'develop'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 5
-    steps:
-      - name: Re-run approvals workflow for this PR's head SHA
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
-          HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          run_id=$(gh api \
-            "repos/$REPO/actions/workflows/approvals.yml/runs?head_sha=$HEAD_SHA" \
-            --jq '.workflow_runs[0].id // empty')
-          if [ -z "$run_id" ]; then
-            echo "No approvals.yml run for $HEAD_SHA - nothing to re-run."
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          echo "Re-running approvals.yml run $run_id"
-          gh api -X POST "repos/$REPO/actions/runs/$run_id/rerun"