diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 1b5b3493..a97e6bdd 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,22 +4,6 @@ updates:
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: daily
-    allow:
-      # Security updates
-      - dependency-name: brakeman
-        dependency-type: direct
-      # Internal gems
-      - dependency-name: govuk*
-        dependency-type: direct
-      - dependency-name: rubocop-govuk
-        dependency-type: direct
-      # Framework gems
-      - dependency-name: rails
-        dependency-type: direct
-      - dependency-name: rspec-rails
-        dependency-type: direct
-      - dependency-name: elasticsearch
-        dependency-type: direct
 
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /