diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue_bot.yml b/.github/workflows/issue_bot.yml
index aa1ce68e9..bdec75150 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue_bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue_bot.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ jobs:
           days-before-issue-stale: 5
           days-before-issue-close: 0
           close-issue-message: "This issue was closed because it has been inactive for 5 days since being marked as 'wait 4 close'."
-          stale-issue-label: ''
-          close-issue-label: ''
           days-before-pr-stale: -1
           days-before-pr-close: -1
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}