diff --git a/.changeset/old-onions-hear.md b/.changeset/old-onions-hear.md
index febf2c2bf6..82dcc09190 100644
--- a/.changeset/old-onions-hear.md
+++ b/.changeset/old-onions-hear.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': minor
 ---
 
-Update GitLab Merge Request Action to allow source branch to be deleted & configure additional gitlab actions: update and delete
+Update GitLab Merge Request Action to allow source branch to be deleted
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
index 742293da30..b0f831fc8c 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/api-report.md
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ export const createPublishGitlabMergeRequestAction: (options: {
   token?: string | undefined;
   projectid?: string | undefined;
   removeSourceBranch?: boolean | undefined;
-  gitlabAction?: 'update' | 'create' | 'delete' | undefined;
 }>;
 
 // @public
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
index 7e0949454b..b1d5b35fa3 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlabMergeRequest.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ export const createPublishGitlabMergeRequestAction = (options: {
     /** @deprecated Use projectPath instead */
     projectid?: string;
     removeSourceBranch?: boolean;
-    gitlabAction?: 'create' | 'update' | 'delete';
   }>({
     id: 'publish:gitlab:merge-request',
     schema: {
@@ -93,12 +92,6 @@ export const createPublishGitlabMergeRequestAction = (options: {
             description:
               'Option to delete source branch once the MR has been merged. Default: false',
           },
-          gitlabAction: {
-            title: 'GitLab Action',
-            type: 'string',
-            description:
-              'Option to configure gitlab action. Options are: create (by default), update and delete',
-          },
         },
       },
       output: {