diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 5ced5704..58f7e858 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ pull_request_rules:
       label:
         remove:
           - ready-to-merge
-      delete_head_branch:
   - name: merge PRs labeled ready-to-merge
     conditions: []
     actions: