diff --git a/.github/workflows/pending-clear.yml b/.github/workflows/pending-clear.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d06b1e2143f12..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/pending-clear.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-name: "clear pending status"
-
-on:
-  check_suite:
-    types: [ completed ]
-
-jobs:
-  action:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: clear pending status
-      if: github.repository_owner == 'NixOS' && github.event.check_suite.app.name == 'OfBorg'
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      run: |
-        curl \
-          -X POST \
-          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-          -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
-          -d '{"state": "success", "target_url": " ", "description": " ", "context": "Wait for ofborg"}' \
-          "https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/statuses/${{ github.event.check_suite.head_sha }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pending-set.yml b/.github/workflows/pending-set.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f59ac9439eacc..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/pending-set.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-name: "set pending status"
-
-on:
-  pull_request_target:
-
-jobs:
-  action:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: set pending status
-      if: github.repository_owner == 'NixOS'
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      run: |
-        curl \
-          -X POST \
-          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
-          -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
-          -d '{"state": "failure", "target_url": " ", "description": "This failed status will be cleared when ofborg finishes eval.", "context": "Wait for ofborg"}' \
-          "https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/statuses/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"