diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 30846823f..a97e6bdd8 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,30 +4,7 @@ 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
-      - dependency-name: gds-api-adapters
-        dependency-type: direct
-      - dependency-name: gds-sso
-        dependency-type: direct
-      - dependency-name: plek
-        dependency-type: direct
-      # Framework gems
-      - dependency-name: mongo
-        dependency-type: direct
-      - dependency-name: factory_bot_rails
-        dependency-type: direct
-      - dependency-name: rails
-        dependency-type: direct
-      - dependency-name: rspec-rails
-        dependency-type: direct
+
   - package-ecosystem: docker
     directory: /
     schedule: