diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 1469828ac..565f636a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # process older PRs first
           ascending: true
-          delete-branch: true
           operations-per-run: 100
           stale-issue-label: 'stale'
           stale-pr-label: 'stale'