diff --git a/.zappr.yaml b/.zappr.yaml
index 865e393d0fbdbb11e330d26fad0282430d0a4548..999c121d7027dc8af9efa75ab44f0b2ed7c1fe79 100644
--- a/.zappr.yaml
+++ b/.zappr.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 # for github.com
-approvals:
-  groups:
-    zalando:
-      minimum: 2
-      from:
-        orgs:
-          - "zalando"
 X-Zalando-Team: "acid"
 # type should be one of [code, doc, config, tools, secrets]
 # code will be the default value, if X-Zalando-Type is not found in .zappr.yml