diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ebdd7e7..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-# this uses the action to merge special branches on push
-# https://github.com/marketplace/actions/merge-branch
-name: Merge protected branches
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches: [qa, main]
-
-jobs:
-  merge-into-next:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # do not run in forks
-    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'neutrons' }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          ref: next  # going to commit to here
-          fetch-depth: 0  # full git repository
-      - name: fetch qa
-        if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'qa' }}
-        run: git fetch origin qa:qa
-      - name: fetch main
-        if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'main' }}
-        run: git fetch origin main:main
-      - name: set git user
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-      - name: Setup pixi
-        uses: prefix-dev/setup-pixi@v0.9.6
-        with:
-          run-install: false
-      - name: merge qa into next
-        if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'qa' }}
-        run: |
-          PREV_VERSION=$(pixi project version get)
-          NEXT_VERSION=$(echo ${PREV_VERSION} | awk -F.dev -v OFS=.dev '{$NF += 1 ; print}')
-          echo "Previous version on next ${PREV_VERSION}"
-          echo "Next version will be ${NEXT_VERSION}"
-          # check that there is something to merge
-          git merge origin/qa -m "Merge qa into next" && exit 0 #  exit if everything is fine
-          # commit and advance the version
-          pixi project version set ${NEXT_VERSION}
-          git commit -m "Set version to ${NEXT_VERSION}"
-      - name: merge main into next
-        if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'main' }}
-        run: |
-          # check that there is something to merge
-          git merge origin/main -m "Merge main into next" && exit 0 #  exit if everything is fine
-          echo "use pixi to update the minor version"
-          # advance the version
-          pixi project version minor # move to next minor
-          NEXT_VERSION=$(pixi project version get | sed -E 's/\.dev.+//') # get version without dev
-          NEXT_VERSION=$(echo ${NEXT_VERSION}.dev0)
-          echo "Settind dev version to be ${NEXT_VERSION}"
-          pixi project version set ${NEXT_VERSION}
-          # commit the new version
-          git commit -m "Set version to ${NEXT_VERSION}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yaml
index 25d5bc65..1fb9c062 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ name: Tests, Package, and Deployment
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: 0 6 * * 1,5
   pull_request:
   push:
     branches: [next, qa, main]