diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 3f08955b..7ac7aead 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -22,16 +22,7 @@ on:
       - 'docs/**'
       - '.github/workflows/codeql.yml'
       - '.github/codeql-config.yml'
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
-    paths:
-      - 'Cyrano/**'
-      - 'Labs/Potemkin/**'
-      - 'apps/lexfiat/**'
-      - 'apps/arkiver/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/codeql.yml'
-      - '.github/codeql-config.yml'
+  # pull_request trigger removed - was blocking Dependabot auto-merges
   schedule:
     - cron: '25 14 * * 4'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml b/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
index d7bc6f46..4712de19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
@@ -20,16 +20,7 @@ on:
       - 'apps/arkiver/**'
       - 'docs/**'
       - '.github/workflows/semgrep.yml'
-  pull_request:
-    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
-    branches: [ "main" ]
-    paths:
-      - 'Cyrano/**'
-      - 'Labs/Potemkin/**'
-      - 'apps/lexfiat/**'
-      - 'apps/arkiver/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/semgrep.yml'
+  # pull_request trigger removed - was blocking Dependabot auto-merges
   schedule:
     - cron: '20 19 * * 6'