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-		},
 		"to-regex": {
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diff --git a/packages/project-management-automation/lib/add-first-time-contributor-label.js b/packages/project-management-automation/lib/add-first-time-contributor-label.js
index baadaf8c36e4c3..864472552a3fc0 100644
--- a/packages/project-management-automation/lib/add-first-time-contributor-label.js
+++ b/packages/project-management-automation/lib/add-first-time-contributor-label.js
@@ -1,26 +1,14 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-const got = /** @type {*} */ ( require( 'got' ) ); // See: https://github.com/sindresorhus/got/issues/1137
-
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 const debug = require( './debug' );
 const getAssociatedPullRequest = require( './get-associated-pull-request' );
+const hasWordPressProfile = require( './has-wordpress-profile' );
 
 /** @typedef {import('@actions/github').GitHub} GitHub */
 /** @typedef {import('@octokit/webhooks').WebhookPayloadPush} WebhookPayloadPush */
 /** @typedef {import('./get-associated-pull-request').WebhookPayloadPushCommit} WebhookPayloadPushCommit */
 
-/**
- * Base endpoint URL for WordPress.org profile lookup by GitHub username.
- *
- * @type {string}
- */
-const BASE_PROFILE_LOOKUP_API_URL =
-	'https://profiles.wordpress.org/wp-json/wporg-github/v1/lookup/';
-
 /**
  * Message of comment prompting contributor to link their GitHub account from
  * their WordPress.org profile for props credit.
@@ -97,15 +85,9 @@ async function addFirstTimeContributorLabel( payload, octokit ) {
 		`add-first-time-contributor-label: Checking for WordPress username associated with @${ author }`
 	);
 
-	let dotOrgUsername;
+	let hasProfile;
 	try {
-		const response = await got(
-			BASE_PROFILE_LOOKUP_API_URL + author,
-			/** @type {import('got').Options} */ ( {
-				responseType: 'json',
-			} )
-		);
-		dotOrgUsername = response.body.slug;
+		hasProfile = await hasWordPressProfile( author );
 	} catch ( error ) {
 		debug(
 			`add-first-time-contributor-label: Error retrieving from profile API:\n\n${ error.toString() }`
@@ -113,9 +95,9 @@ async function addFirstTimeContributorLabel( payload, octokit ) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if ( dotOrgUsername ) {
+	if ( hasProfile ) {
 		debug(
-			`add-first-time-contributor-label: User already known as ${ dotOrgUsername }. No need to prompt for account link!`
+			`add-first-time-contributor-label: User already known. No need to prompt for account link!`
 		);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/project-management-automation/lib/has-wordpress-profile.js b/packages/project-management-automation/lib/has-wordpress-profile.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..06f75bfe15e797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/project-management-automation/lib/has-wordpress-profile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+const { request } = require( 'https' );
+
+/**
+ * Endpoint hostname for WordPress.org profile lookup by GitHub username.
+ *
+ * @type {string}
+ */
+const BASE_PROFILE_LOOKUP_API_HOSTNAME = 'https://profiles.wordpress.org';
+
+/**
+ * Base path for WordPress.org profile lookup by GitHub username.
+ *
+ * @type {string}
+ */
+const BASE_PROFILE_LOOKUP_API_BASE_PATH = '/wp-json/wporg-github/v1/lookup/';
+
+/**
+ * Returns a promise resolving to a boolean indicating if the given GitHub
+ * username can be associated with a WordPress.org profile.
+ *
+ * @param {string} githubUsername GitHub username.
+ *
+ * @return {Promise<boolean>} Promise resolving to whether WordPress profile is
+ *                            known.
+ */
+async function hasWordPressProfile( githubUsername ) {
+	return new Promise( ( resolve, reject ) => {
+		const options = {
+			hostname: BASE_PROFILE_LOOKUP_API_HOSTNAME,
+			path: BASE_PROFILE_LOOKUP_API_BASE_PATH + githubUsername,
+			method: 'HEAD',
+		};
+
+		request( options, ( res ) => resolve( res.statusCode === 200 ) )
+			.on( 'error', ( error ) => reject( error ) )
+			.end();
+	} );
+}
+
+module.exports = hasWordPressProfile;
diff --git a/packages/project-management-automation/lib/test/add-first-time-contributor-label.js b/packages/project-management-automation/lib/test/add-first-time-contributor-label.js
index 10fe51fad781eb..dcb8693ac13a18 100644
--- a/packages/project-management-automation/lib/test/add-first-time-contributor-label.js
+++ b/packages/project-management-automation/lib/test/add-first-time-contributor-label.js
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import got from 'got';
-
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import addFirstTimeContributorLabel from '../add-first-time-contributor-label';
+import hasWordPressProfile from '../has-wordpress-profile';
 
-jest.mock( 'got', () => jest.fn() );
+jest.mock( '../has-wordpress-profile', () => jest.fn() );
 
 describe( 'addFirstTimeContributorLabel', () => {
 	beforeEach( () => {
-		got.mockReset();
+		hasWordPressProfile.mockReset();
 	} );
 
 	const payload = {
@@ -123,7 +119,7 @@ describe( 'addFirstTimeContributorLabel', () => {
 			},
 		};
 
-		got.mockReturnValue( Promise.resolve( { body: { slug: 'ghostwp' } } ) );
+		hasWordPressProfile.mockReturnValue( Promise.resolve( true ) );
 
 		await addFirstTimeContributorLabel( payload, octokit );
 
@@ -158,8 +154,8 @@ describe( 'addFirstTimeContributorLabel', () => {
 			},
 		};
 
-		got.mockImplementation( () => {
-			throw new Error( 'Whoops!' );
+		hasWordPressProfile.mockImplementation( () => {
+			return Promise.reject( new Error( 'Whoops!' ) );
 		} );
 
 		await addFirstTimeContributorLabel( payload, octokit );
@@ -195,17 +191,7 @@ describe( 'addFirstTimeContributorLabel', () => {
 			},
 		};
 
-		got.mockReturnValue(
-			Promise.resolve( {
-				body: {
-					code: 'user_not_linked',
-					message: 'Github Account not linked.',
-					data: {
-						status: 404,
-					},
-				},
-			} )
-		);
+		hasWordPressProfile.mockReturnValue( Promise.resolve( false ) );
 
 		await addFirstTimeContributorLabel( payload, octokit );
 
diff --git a/packages/project-management-automation/package.json b/packages/project-management-automation/package.json
index 209057612ad39f..4e1d7bcf3e3681 100644
--- a/packages/project-management-automation/package.json
+++ b/packages/project-management-automation/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@actions/core": "^1.0.0",
 		"@actions/github": "^1.0.0",
-		"@babel/runtime": "^7.8.3",
-		"got": "^10.7.0"
+		"@babel/runtime": "^7.8.3"
 	},
 	"publishConfig": {
 		"access": "public"