diff --git a/.github/workflows/prauto.yml b/.github/workflows/prauto.yml
index 2596fa76c..b7ed90183 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prauto.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prauto.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AUTOMATION_TOKEN }}
-          PRID: ${{ github.event.pull_request.node_id }}
           PRBODY: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
           PRNUM: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
           PRHEAD: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.label }}
@@ -43,26 +42,12 @@ jobs:
               -q ".data.repository.project.columns.nodes[] | select(.name | startswith(\"$1\")) | .id"
           }
 
-          addToBoard () {
-            gh api graphql --silent -f query='
-              mutation($colID:ID!, $prID:ID!) { addProjectCard(input: { projectColumnId: $colID, contentId: $prID }) { clientMutationId } }
-            ' -f colID="$(colID "Needs review")" -f prID="$PRID"
-          }
-
           if [ "$PR_AUTHOR_TYPE" = "Bot" ] || gh api orgs/cli/public_members/$PRAUTHOR --silent 2>/dev/null
           then
             if [ "$PR_AUTHOR_TYPE" != "Bot" ]
             then
               gh pr edit $PRNUM --add-assignee $PRAUTHOR
             fi
-            if ! errtext="$(addToBoard 2>&1)"
-            then
-              cat <<<"$errtext" >&2
-              if ! grep -iq 'project already has the associated issue' <<<"$errtext"
-              then
-                exit 1
-              fi
-            fi
             exit 0
           fi
 
@@ -86,5 +71,4 @@ jobs:
             commentPR "Hi! Thanks for the pull request. Please ensure that this change is linked to an issue by mentioning an issue number in the description of the pull request. If this pull request would close the issue, please put the word 'Fixes' before the issue number somewhere in the pull request body. If this is a tiny change like fixing a typo, feel free to ignore this message."
           fi
 
-          addToBoard
           exit 0