diff --git a/.coderabbit.config.ts b/.coderabbit.config.ts
index 5a9505c702765b308116722f3e4ee4930836dd3c..2394e757b72d8da2397c82febb494f924cee9ec6 100644
--- a/.coderabbit.config.ts
+++ b/.coderabbit.config.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,7 @@
 import { defineConfig, type CodeRabbitContext } from "@coderabbitai/config";
 
-const approvability = `Fail when a maintainer should read this pull request before CodeRabbit approves it, and name the rule and file. Fail if it:
-
-- Changes a product default: a setting's default value, or what users get without opting in. Making a feature do what it already promises is a bug fix, not a default change.
-- Adds or broadens a directive that disables or suppresses a lint, type-checker, LSP, or other static-analysis diagnostic, including file-level, line-level, and configuration-level overrides.
-- Adds a subsystem or user workflow, or is a large refactor across apps or packages.
-- Changes packages/contracts or persisted data in a way that existing clients or stored data might not accept.
-- Changes authentication, pairing, credentials, secrets, or remote connection trust.
-- Adds or changes an external side effect, such as acting on GitHub, publishing a release, or calling a webhook.
-- Adds, upgrades, or patches a dependency.
-- Changes CI or release configuration, agent or contributor instructions, or any review tool's configuration, including .github/, AGENTS.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, .agents/, and .coderabbit.config.ts.
-
-Otherwise pass. A focused bug fix, copy or layout fix, revert, or docs-only or test-only change passes unless a rule above applies. If you cannot decide, fail rather than report inconclusive. When failing, say that the pull request needs a maintainer's review.
-`;
-
 // Org members and collaborators merge their own pull requests. On anyone else's, CodeRabbit
-// requests changes until its comments are resolved and its checks pass, then approves.
+// requests changes until its comments are resolved, then approves.
 const UNGATED_AUTHORS = new Set(["OWNER", "MEMBER", "COLLABORATOR"]);
 const isGated = ({ pr }: CodeRabbitContext) => !UNGATED_AUTHORS.has(pr?.authorAssociation ?? "");
 
@@ -31,13 +17,6 @@ export default defineConfig((ctx) => ({
     pre_merge_checks: {
       docstrings: { mode: "off" },
       override_requested_reviewers_only: isGated(ctx),
-      custom_checks: [
-        {
-          name: "Approvability",
-          mode: isGated(ctx) ? "error" : "off",
-          instructions: approvability,
-        },
-      ],
     },
     path_filters: [
       // Vendored read-only reference checkouts of upstream Effect and Alchemy