diff --git a/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
index 387a124b8cb6a..91626a0bc5092 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete_backport_branch.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,16 @@ on:
 jobs:
   delete-branch:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     if: startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref,'backport/')
     steps:
-      - name: Delete merged branch
-        uses: SvanBoxel/delete-merged-branch@main
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Delete merged branch
+      uses: actions/github-script@v5
+      with:
+        script: |
+          github.rest.git.deleteRef({
+            owner: context.repo.owner,
+            repo: context.repo.repo,
+            ref: `heads/${context.payload.pull_request.head.ref}`,
+          })