diff --git a/github-actions/commit-message-based-labels/lib/main.ts b/github-actions/commit-message-based-labels/lib/main.ts
index c0acf38b4..0e6e2f36a 100644
--- a/github-actions/commit-message-based-labels/lib/main.ts
+++ b/github-actions/commit-message-based-labels/lib/main.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ class CommitMessageBasedLabelManager {
       if (hasCommit && !hasLabel) {
         await this.addLabel(name);
       }
-      if (!hasCommit && hasLabel) {
-        await this.removeLabel(name);
-      }
     }
 
     for (const commit of this.commits) {
@@ -78,19 +75,6 @@ class CommitMessageBasedLabelManager {
     }
   }
 
-  /** Remove the provided label from the pull request. */
-  async removeLabel(name: string) {
-    const {number: issue_number, owner, repo} = context.issue;
-    try {
-      await this.git.issues.removeLabel({repo, owner, issue_number, name});
-      core.info(`Added ${name} label to PR #${issue_number}`);
-      this.labels.delete(name);
-    } catch (err) {
-      core.error(`Failed to add ${name} label to PR #${issue_number}`);
-      core.debug(err as string);
-    }
-  }
-
   /** Initialize the current labels and commits for the PR. */
   async initialize() {
     const {number, owner, repo} = context.issue;
diff --git a/github-actions/commit-message-based-labels/main.js b/github-actions/commit-message-based-labels/main.js
index 19297284a..166a08ebc 100644
--- a/github-actions/commit-message-based-labels/main.js
+++ b/github-actions/commit-message-based-labels/main.js
@@ -43655,9 +43655,6 @@ var CommitMessageBasedLabelManager = class {
       if (hasCommit && !hasLabel) {
         await this.addLabel(name);
       }
-      if (!hasCommit && hasLabel) {
-        await this.removeLabel(name);
-      }
     }
     for (const commit of this.commits) {
       const label = "area: " + commit.scope;
@@ -43677,17 +43674,6 @@ var CommitMessageBasedLabelManager = class {
       core.debug(err);
     }
   }
-  async removeLabel(name) {
-    const { number: issue_number, owner, repo } = import_github2.context.issue;
-    try {
-      await this.git.issues.removeLabel({ repo, owner, issue_number, name });
-      core.info(`Added ${name} label to PR #${issue_number}`);
-      this.labels.delete(name);
-    } catch (err) {
-      core.error(`Failed to add ${name} label to PR #${issue_number}`);
-      core.debug(err);
-    }
-  }
   async initialize() {
     const { number, owner, repo } = import_github2.context.issue;
     await this.git.paginate(this.git.issues.listLabelsForRepo, { owner, repo }).then((labels) => labels.filter((l) => l.name.startsWith("area: ")).forEach((l) => this.repoAreaLabels.add(l.name)));