diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/close-pr.yml
index 93d65432e..103d3c57c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-pr.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ env:
   ado_pipeline: 'hmcts.vh-admin-web.sds.pr-close'
   pr_number: ${{github.event.pull_request.number}}
   branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-  AZURE_DEVOPS_EXT_PAT: ${{ secrets.AZURE_DEVOPS_TOKEN }}
+  AZURE_DEVOPS_EXT_PAT: ''
 
 jobs:
   deployment: