diff --git a/.github/workflows/protected-files.yaml b/.github/workflows/protected-files.yaml
index 1499df886693..f7a96354f732 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/protected-files.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/protected-files.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on: pull_request
 
 env:
   # Users allowed to edit protected files without failing check
-  user-allowed: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'azure-sdk' || github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' }}
+  user-allowed: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'azure-sdk' }}
 
 jobs:
   protected-files: