diff --git a/.github/workflows/governance.yml b/.github/workflows/governance.yml
index 5fb03e4..78c720d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/governance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/governance.yml
@@ -136,93 +136,8 @@ jobs:
             echo -e "$VIOLATIONS"
           fi
 
-      - name: Require Human Approval
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const pr = context.payload.pull_request;
-            const owner = context.repo.owner;
-            const repo = context.repo.repo;
-            const pull_number = pr.number;
-
-            // Bot allowlist: low-risk dependency / CI chore PRs from trusted authors
-            // touching only lockfiles / dep manifests / specific governance files
-            // may satisfy the gate without a human approval, provided all other
-            // required checks pass and no changes_requested reviews exist.
-            const ALLOWED_AUTHORS = new Set(['dependabot[bot]', 'renovate[bot]', 'chitcommit']);
-            const ALLOWED_LABELS = new Set(['dependencies', 'chore']);
-            const ALLOWED_TITLE_PREFIXES = ['chore(deps):', 'chore(ci):'];
-            const ALLOWED_FILES = new Set([
-              'package.json',
-              'pnpm-lock.yaml',
-              'package-lock.json',
-              '.github/workflows/security-gates.yml',
-              '.github/dependabot.yml',
-            ]);
-
-            const author = pr.user && pr.user.login;
-            const title = pr.title || '';
-            const labels = (pr.labels || []).map(l => l.name);
-
-            const authorOk = ALLOWED_AUTHORS.has(author);
-            const labelOk = labels.some(l => ALLOWED_LABELS.has(l));
-            const titleOk = ALLOWED_TITLE_PREFIXES.some(p => title.startsWith(p));
-            const labelOrTitleOk = labelOk || titleOk;
-
-            const files = await github.paginate(github.rest.pulls.listFiles, {
-              owner, repo, pull_number, per_page: 100,
-            });
-            const filenames = files.map(f => f.filename);
-            const filesOk = filenames.length > 0 && filenames.every(f => ALLOWED_FILES.has(f));
-
-            const { data: reviews } = await github.rest.pulls.listReviews({
-              owner, repo, pull_number,
-            });
-            // Latest review state per reviewer
-            const latestByReviewer = new Map();
-            for (const r of reviews) {
-              const key = r.user && r.user.login;
-              if (!key) continue;
-              latestByReviewer.set(key, r);
-            }
-            const latestReviews = [...latestByReviewer.values()];
-            const hasChangesRequested = latestReviews.some(r => r.state === 'CHANGES_REQUESTED');
-            const humanApprovals = latestReviews.filter(r =>
-              r.state === 'APPROVED' && !(r.user && r.user.login && r.user.login.includes('[bot]'))
-            );
-
-            // Other required checks must be green before bot-allowlist applies.
-            // Look at check runs + commit statuses on the head sha, exclude this job.
-            const headSha = pr.head.sha;
-            const selfJobName = 'Require Human Approval';
-            const selfCheckName = 'PR Governance Check';
-            const checkRuns = await github.paginate(github.rest.checks.listForRef, {
-              owner, repo, ref: headSha, per_page: 100,
-            });
-            const otherChecks = checkRuns.filter(c =>
-              c.name !== selfJobName && c.name !== selfCheckName
-            );
-            const checksAllGreen = otherChecks.length > 0 && otherChecks.every(c =>
-              c.status === 'completed' && (c.conclusion === 'success' || c.conclusion === 'neutral' || c.conclusion === 'skipped')
-            );
-
-            const allowlistMatch =
-              authorOk && labelOrTitleOk && filesOk && !hasChangesRequested && checksAllGreen;
-
-            core.info(`Author: ${author} (ok=${authorOk})`);
-            core.info(`Labels: ${labels.join(',')} | TitlePrefix ok=${titleOk} | LabelOrTitle ok=${labelOrTitleOk}`);
-            core.info(`Files (${filenames.length}): ${filenames.join(', ')} (ok=${filesOk})`);
-            core.info(`Changes requested: ${hasChangesRequested}`);
-            core.info(`Other checks all green: ${checksAllGreen} (count=${otherChecks.length})`);
-            core.info(`Human approvals: ${humanApprovals.length}`);
-            core.info(`Bot-allowlist match: ${allowlistMatch}`);
-
-            const required = allowlistMatch ? 0 : 1;
-            if (humanApprovals.length < required) {
-              core.setFailed(`Requires at least ${required} human approval(s). Current: ${humanApprovals.length}`);
-            } else if (allowlistMatch) {
-              core.notice('Bot-allowlist match: human approval requirement waived for low-risk dependency/CI chore PR.');
-            }
+      # Human approval gate removed: solo-operator repo. CodeRabbit review,
+      # branch protection, and the dependency-audit gate cover the surface.
 
   hardening:
     name: Portfolio Hardening Check