diff --git a/.github/chainguard/self.changelog.sts.yaml b/.github/chainguard/self.changelog.sts.yaml
index 5444efcb0a6..db1a6360871 100644
--- a/.github/chainguard/self.changelog.sts.yaml
+++ b/.github/chainguard/self.changelog.sts.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ subject: repo:DataDog/system-tests:ref:refs/heads/main
 claim_pattern:
   event_name: (workflow_dispatch|schedule)
   ref: refs/heads/main
-  ref_protected: "true"
   job_workflow_ref: DataDog/system-tests/\.github/workflows/changelog\.yml@refs/heads/main
 
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diff --git a/.github/chainguard/self.gitlab-read.sts.yaml b/.github/chainguard/self.gitlab-read.sts.yaml
index fb46f4ff5ed..6f146472c92 100644
--- a/.github/chainguard/self.gitlab-read.sts.yaml
+++ b/.github/chainguard/self.gitlab-read.sts.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ claim_pattern:
   ref: "main"
   ref_type: "branch"
   ref_path: "refs/heads/main"
-  ref_protected: "true"
   pipeline_source: "push"
   ci_config_ref_uri: "gitlab\\.ddbuild\\.io/DataDog/system-tests//\\.gitlab-ci\\.yml@refs/heads/main"
 
diff --git a/.github/chainguard/self.k8s_components.sts.yaml b/.github/chainguard/self.k8s_components.sts.yaml
index c08f278a245..c9bbfbaad76 100644
--- a/.github/chainguard/self.k8s_components.sts.yaml
+++ b/.github/chainguard/self.k8s_components.sts.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ subject: repo:DataDog/system-tests:ref:refs/heads/main
 claim_pattern:
   event_name: (workflow_dispatch|schedule)
   ref: refs/heads/main
-  ref_protected: "true"
   job_workflow_ref: DataDog/system-tests/\.github/workflows/update_k8s_components\.yml@refs/heads/main
 
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diff --git a/.github/chainguard/self.update-agent-protobuf.create-pr.sts.yaml b/.github/chainguard/self.update-agent-protobuf.create-pr.sts.yaml
index de8da098694..2cabab204c0 100644
--- a/.github/chainguard/self.update-agent-protobuf.create-pr.sts.yaml
+++ b/.github/chainguard/self.update-agent-protobuf.create-pr.sts.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ subject: repo:DataDog/system-tests:ref:refs/heads/main
 claim_pattern:
   event_name: (workflow_dispatch|schedule)
   ref: refs/heads/main
-  ref_protected: "true"
   job_workflow_ref: DataDog/system-tests/\.github/workflows/update-agent-protobuf\.yml@refs/heads/main
 
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