diff --git a/.github/labels.yml b/.github/labels.yml
index bb047130c..83989042c 100644
--- a/.github/labels.yml
+++ b/.github/labels.yml
@@ -39,9 +39,3 @@
 - name: bug
   description: issues that report a bug
   color: ed8e21
-- name: keep
-  description: prevent github from closing issue
-  color: 9c5186
-- name: stale
-  description: github will close this issue soon
-  color: ab4f5c
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 89ee30dc4..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Stale issue handler'
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch: null
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
-
-jobs:
-  stale:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v10
-        id: stale
-        with:
-          stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open 30 days with
-            no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in
-            5 days'
-          days-before-stale: 30
-          days-before-close: 5
-          exempt-issue-labels: 'blocked,must,should,keep'
-      - name: Print outputs
-        run: echo ${{ join(steps.stale.outputs.*, ',') }}