diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 665ccc6..cbcb8a5 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -27,26 +27,4 @@ updates:
       actions-security:
         applies-to: security-updates
         patterns:
-          - "*"
-
-  # NPM dependencies (Hugo site and tooling)
-  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
-    directory: "/"
-    schedule:
-      # Monthly scheduled updates to balance freshness with maintenance effort; security updates can still be raised separately
-      interval: "monthly"
-    commit-message:
-      prefix: "chore(deps)"
-    versioning-strategy: increase-if-necessary
-    reviewers:
-      - "github/cse-intelligence-engine-squad"
-    # Group version and security updates separately.
-    groups:
-      npm-version:
-        applies-to: version-updates
-        patterns:
-          - "*"
-      npm-security:
-        applies-to: security-updates
-        patterns:
-          - "*"
+          - "*"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-check.yml
index f0f60b4..fa20310 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-check.yml
@@ -50,14 +50,11 @@ jobs:
       actions: write
       checks: write
       contents: read
-      id-token: write
-      pages: write
       pull-requests: write
       security-events: write
 
     environment:
       name: development
-      url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -118,10 +115,6 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-      - name: Setup Pages
-        uses: actions/configure-pages@v6
-        id: setup-pages
-
       - name: Build site
         run: |
           hugo --gc --minify --baseURL "/"
@@ -132,18 +125,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "::warning title=Invalid file permissions automatically fixed::$line"
           done
 
-      - name: Upload Pages artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v5
-        with:
-          path: './${{ env.SITE_DIR }}'
-          retention-days: '7'
-
-      - name: Deploy site to GitHub Pages
-        id: deployment
-        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v5
-        with:
-          preview: true
-
       - name: HTML Proofer
         uses: chabad360/htmlproofer@c2750eb7eb937599ac859517e7dd23a29f1b3ed7 # v2
         with: