diff --git a/.github/workflows/enforce-labelling.yml b/.github/workflows/enforce-PR-labelling.yml
similarity index 56%
rename from .github/workflows/enforce-labelling.yml
rename to .github/workflows/enforce-PR-labelling.yml
index 5617a5bd5..2c935c634 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/enforce-labelling.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/enforce-PR-labelling.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     # one limitation here is that there's no trigger to re-run any time we "connect" or "disconnect" an issue
     types: [opened, edited, labeled, unlabeled, synchronize]
-  issues:
-    types: [opened, edited, labeled, unlabeled, closed]
 
 jobs:
   validate-pr:
@@ -55,49 +53,3 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo "Linked issues found: $LINKED_ISSUES"
           fi
-
-  validate-issue:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event.action == 'closed'
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Validate issue has labels
-        id: check_labels
-        run: |
-          ISSUE_LABELS=$(jq -r '.issue.labels | length' $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)
-          if [ "$ISSUE_LABELS" -eq "0" ]; then
-            echo "No labels found on the issue."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: Validate issue is linked to a PR
-        id: check_linked_prs
-        run: |
-          ISSUE_NUMBER=$(jq -r '.issue.number' $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)
-          REPO_OWNER=$(jq -r '.repository.owner.login' $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)
-          REPO_NAME=$(jq -r '.repository.name' $GITHUB_EVENT_PATH)
-          TIMELINE_JSON=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO_OWNER/$REPO_NAME/issues/$ISSUE_NUMBER/timeline")
-
-          LINKED_PRS=$(echo "$TIMELINE_JSON" | jq '
-            reduce .[] as $event (
-              0;
-              if $event.event == "connected" then
-                . + 1
-              elif $event.event == "disconnected" then
-                . - 1
-              else
-                .
-              end
-            )')
-
-          if [ "$LINKED_PRS" -eq "0" ]; then
-            echo "❌ No linked pull requests found in the issue."
-            exit 1
-          elif [ "$LINKED_PRS" -lt "0" ]; then
-            echo "Error: More disconnected events than connected events. This shouldn't be possible and likely indicates a big ol' 🪲"
-            exit 1
-          else
-            echo "Linked PRs found: $LINKED_PRS"
-          fi