diff --git a/.github/workflows/autoupdate-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/autoupdate-branch.yml
index 0b14fbab40..ced565ca53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autoupdate-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autoupdate-branch.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 name: Autoupdate branch
 
-# **What it does**: Any pull requests with "autoupdate" label will get main branch updates.
-# **Why we have it**: Our repo-sync automation relies on it.
-# **Who does it impact**: Our ability to support the open-source repository.
+# **What it does**: Any pull requests with automerge will get main branch updates.
+# **Why we have it**: So we don't have to watch pull requests and click update branch 100x.
+# **Who does it impact**: Our health.
 
 #
 # This workflow checks all open PRs targeting `main` as their base branch and
-# will attempt to update them if they have the `autoupdate` label applied.
+# will attempt to update them if they have automerge.
 # It is triggered when a `push` event occurs ON the `main` branch (e.g. a PR
 # was merged or a force-push was done).
 #
@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@ jobs:
       - uses: docker://chinthakagodawita/autoupdate-action:v1
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OCTOMERGER_PAT_WITH_REPO_AND_WORKFLOW_SCOPE }}
-          PR_FILTER: labelled
-          PR_LABELS: autoupdate
+          PR_FILTER: auto_merge
           MERGE_MSG: "Branch was updated using the 'autoupdate branch' Actions workflow."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/enterprise-dates.yml b/.github/workflows/enterprise-dates.yml
index 01a233bc02..b5334aa6ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/enterprise-dates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/enterprise-dates.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ jobs:
             "Hello! The GitHub Enterprise Server release dates have changed.\n\n
             If CI passes, this PR will be auto-merged. :green_heart:\n\n
             If CI does not pass or other problems arise, contact #docs-engineering on slack.\n\nThis PR was 🤖-crafted by `.github/workflows/enterprise-dates.yml`. 🧶"
-          labels: autoupdate
           branch: enterprise-server-dates-update
           delete-branch: true
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/repo-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/repo-sync.yml
index 32f009c63d..c687fb6785 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repo-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repo-sync.yml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
           destination_branch: main
           pr_title: 'repo sync'
           pr_body: "This is an automated pull request to sync changes between the public and private repos.\n\n:robot: This pull request should be merged (not squashed) to preserve continuity across repos, so please let a bot do the merging!"
-          pr_label: autoupdate,automated-reposync-pr
+          pr_label: automated-reposync-pr
           github_token: ${{ secrets.OCTOMERGER_PAT_WITH_REPO_AND_WORKFLOW_SCOPE }}
 
       - name: Find pull request
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-graphql-files.yml b/.github/workflows/update-graphql-files.yml
index d4ae85d530..e74ab227c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-graphql-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-graphql-files.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ jobs:
             syncs up the GraphQL data in this repo.\n\n
             If CI passes, this PR will be auto-merged. :green_heart:\n\n
             If CI does not pass or other problems arise, contact #docs-engineering on slack."
-          labels: autoupdate
           branch: graphql-schema-update
 
       - name: Enable GitHub auto-merge