diff --git a/.github/workflows/firewood-chaos-test.yml b/.github/workflows/firewood-chaos-test.yml
index 5b2e615512bd..f68c1aec66c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/firewood-chaos-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/firewood-chaos-test.yml
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ on:
       timeout-minutes:
         description: 'Timeout in minutes for the job.'
         default: '60'
-  # XXX: remove this before merging
-  pull_request:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 9 * * *' # Runs every day at 09:00 UTC (04:00 EST)