diff --git a/.github/workflows/codebase-growth-guardrails.yaml b/.github/workflows/codebase-growth-guardrails.yaml
index 433c14200ae..e1549c1ee41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codebase-growth-guardrails.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codebase-growth-guardrails.yaml
@@ -71,45 +71,3 @@ jobs:
           in the top-level onboard entrypoint.
           EOF
           exit 1
-
-      - name: Require Python code to be net-neutral or smaller
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-
-          rows="$(gh api --paginate "/repos/${REPO}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}/files" \
-            --jq '.[] | select((.filename | endswith(".py")) or ((.previous_filename // "") | endswith(".py"))) | [.additions, .deletions, .filename] | @tsv')"
-
-          if [ -z "$rows" ]; then
-            echo "No Python files were changed."
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-          additions=0
-          deletions=0
-          while IFS=$'\t' read -r file_additions file_deletions _file_path; do
-            if [ -z "${file_additions:-}" ]; then
-              continue
-            fi
-            additions=$((additions + file_additions))
-            deletions=$((deletions + file_deletions))
-          done <<< "$rows"
-
-          net=$((additions - deletions))
-          echo "Python files: +${additions}/-${deletions} (net ${net})"
-
-          if [ "$additions" -le "$deletions" ]; then
-            echo "PASS: Python code is net-neutral or smaller."
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-          cat <<EOF
-          FAIL: Python code grew by ${net} line(s).
-
-          Python code is under a no-growth budget. Please remove or migrate at
-          least as many Python lines as this PR adds.
-          EOF
-          exit 1