diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 323de1c92c193..c908e54e0ffb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ name: CI
       - try
       - try-perf
       - automation/bors/try
-      - automation/bors/try-merge
       - master
   pull_request:
     branches:
diff --git a/src/ci/github-actions/ci.yml b/src/ci/github-actions/ci.yml
index f1dc507fa031a..fb1760b2c6b86 100644
--- a/src/ci/github-actions/ci.yml
+++ b/src/ci/github-actions/ci.yml
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ on:
       - try
       - try-perf
       - automation/bors/try
-      - automation/bors/try-merge
       - master
   pull_request:
     branches:
diff --git a/src/ci/run.sh b/src/ci/run.sh
index 98f2cdac5dc75..abeff7b837dcd 100755
--- a/src/ci/run.sh
+++ b/src/ci/run.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ source "$ci_dir/shared.sh"
 
 export CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL=sparse
 
-if ! isCI || isCiBranch auto || isCiBranch beta || isCiBranch try || isCiBranch try-perf; then
+if ! isCI || isCiBranch auto || isCiBranch beta || isCiBranch try || isCiBranch try-perf || \
+  isCiBranch automation/bors/try; then
     RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --set build.print-step-timings --enable-verbose-tests"
     RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --set build.metrics"
     HAS_METRICS=1
diff --git a/src/ci/scripts/verify-channel.sh b/src/ci/scripts/verify-channel.sh
index cd28748a44b32..edeea20144be3 100755
--- a/src/ci/scripts/verify-channel.sh
+++ b/src/ci/scripts/verify-channel.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ IFS=$'\n\t'
 
 source "$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/../shared.sh"
 
-if isCiBranch auto || isCiBranch try || isCiBranch try-perf; then
+if isCiBranch auto || isCiBranch try || isCiBranch try-perf || isCiBranch automation/bors/try; then
     echo "channel verification is only executed on PR builds"
     exit
 fi