diff --git a/lib/platform/azure/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap b/lib/platform/azure/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
index 8188db55f148554a39645d696453466e990afa95..1a4ccf8fe171985247f0751fcf7aacd8f0cd03ab 100644
--- a/lib/platform/azure/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/lib/platform/azure/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
@@ -65,14 +65,6 @@ Object {
   "displayNumber": "Pull Request #456",
   "number": 456,
   "pullRequestId": 456,
-  "reviewers": Array [
-    Object {
-      "isFlagged": false,
-      "isRequired": false,
-      "reviewerUrl": "user-url",
-      "vote": 10,
-    },
-  ],
   "sourceBranch": undefined,
   "sourceRefName": undefined,
   "state": "open",
diff --git a/lib/platform/azure/index.spec.ts b/lib/platform/azure/index.spec.ts
index 7dedd447a17e5b7ee622c6a88123d5c949c21056..4a4d8bcc555d82380d833b327e12fe7f04d766d7 100644
--- a/lib/platform/azure/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/azure/index.spec.ts
@@ -668,15 +668,10 @@ describe('platform/azure/index', () => {
         },
       };
       const prUpdateResult = {
-        ...prResult,
-        reviewers: [
-          {
-            reviewerUrl: prResult.createdBy.url,
-            vote: AzurePrVote.Approved,
-            isFlagged: false,
-            isRequired: false,
-          },
-        ],
+        reviewerUrl: prResult.createdBy.url,
+        vote: AzurePrVote.Approved,
+        isFlagged: false,
+        isRequired: false,
       };
       const updateFn = jest
         .fn(() => prUpdateResult)
diff --git a/lib/platform/azure/index.ts b/lib/platform/azure/index.ts
index 83124b4be09d4d62b2ade0d9ff9a5b461552b318..adacb465fef94d67c023c49e62a544439337f67b 100644
--- a/lib/platform/azure/index.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/azure/index.ts
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ export async function createPr({
     );
   }
   if (platformOptions?.azureAutoApprove) {
-    pr = await azureApiGit.createPullRequestReviewer(
+    await azureApiGit.createPullRequestReviewer(
       {
         reviewerUrl: pr.createdBy.url,
         vote: AzurePrVote.Approved,