diff --git a/.policy.yml b/.policy.yml
index 7d7e9353c..a82cd76ae 100644
--- a/.policy.yml
+++ b/.policy.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ policy:
       - two admins have approved
       - changelog only and contributor approval
       - fixing excavator
-      - excavator only touched baseline, circle, gradle files, godel files, go dependencies, docker-compose-rule config or versions.props
+      - excavator only touched baseline, circle, gradle files, godel files, docker-compose-rule config or versions.props
       - excavator only touched config files
       - bots updated package.json and lock files
   disapproval:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ approval_rules:
       has_author_in:
         users: [ "svc-excavator-bot" ]
 
-  - name: excavator only touched baseline, circle, gradle files, godel files, go dependencies, docker-compose-rule config or versions.props
+  - name: excavator only touched baseline, circle, gradle files, godel files, docker-compose-rule config or versions.props
     requires:
       count: 0
     if:
@@ -65,22 +65,15 @@ approval_rules:
           - "^\\.circleci/.*$"
           - "^\\.docker-compose-rule\\.yml$"
           - "^.*gradle$"
-          - "^\\.palantir/go-version$"
           - "^gradle/wrapper/.*"
           - "^gradlew$"
           - "^gradlew.bat$"
           - "^gradle.properties$"
           - "^settings.gradle$"
-          - "^go.mod$"
-          - "^go.sum$"
           - "^godelw$"
           - "^godel/config/godel.properties$"
-          - "^godel/config/godel.yml$"
-          - "^vendor/.*$"
           - "^versions.props$"
           - "^versions.lock$"
-      has_valid_signatures_by_keys:
-        key_ids: ["C9AF124A484882E0"]
 
   - name: excavator only touched config files
     requires:
@@ -92,8 +85,6 @@ approval_rules:
         paths:
           - "^\\..*.yml$"
           - "^\\.github/.*$"
-      has_valid_signatures_by_keys:
-        key_ids: ["C9AF124A484882E0"]
 
   - name: bots updated package.json and lock files
     requires:
@@ -107,5 +98,3 @@ approval_rules:
         paths:
           - "^.*yarn.lock$"
           - "^.*package.json$"
-      has_valid_signatures_by_keys:
-        key_ids: ["C9AF124A484882E0"]