diff --git a/pipelines/buildkite-config/initial.yml b/pipelines/buildkite-config/initial.yml
index 0158f13..0b06b1c 100644
--- a/pipelines/buildkite-config/initial.yml
+++ b/pipelines/buildkite-config/initial.yml
@@ -4,16 +4,6 @@
 # This config is intended for running the rails/buildkite-config CI.
 
 steps:
-  - block: "Review Build Script"
-    branches: "!main"
-    prompt: |
-      Our CI scripts run outside the docker containers, which are a necessary security layer.
-
-      Approving a build here is equivalent to copy & pasting it into a production ssh window.
-
-      Prefer a second opinion for any nontrivial change, especially outside `pipeline-generate`.
-
-      - @matthewd
   - group:
     label: ":pipeline: buildkite-config meta-ci"
     key: "meta"