diff --git a/core-services/prow/02_config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/_prowconfig.yaml b/core-services/prow/02_config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/_prowconfig.yaml
index 0d7825a609533..45c2746c0206d 100644
--- a/core-services/prow/02_config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/_prowconfig.yaml
+++ b/core-services/prow/02_config/openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure/_prowconfig.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 tide:
-  merge_method:
-    openshift/cluster-api-provider-azure: rebase
   queries:
   - includedBranches:
     - community-4.6