diff --git a/.github/workflows/make-pr-ready-for-review.yaml b/.github/workflows/make-pr-ready-for-review.yaml
index 5fc0967248..619c07c59f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/make-pr-ready-for-review.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/make-pr-ready-for-review.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-name: PR Ready for Review on Label Removal
+name: Mark PR as Ready When Conflicts Label is Removed
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
     types:
       - unlabeled
 
@@ -10,29 +10,13 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   mark-ready:
+    if: github.event.label.name == 'conflicts'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write
 
     steps:
-      - name: Check if specific label was removed
-        id: check-label
-        run: |
-          if [[ "${{ github.event.label.name }}" == "conflicts" ]]; then
-            echo "The removed label is conflicts."
-            echo "removed_conflicts=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
-          ref: ${{ env.DEFAULT_BRANCH }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.AUTO_BACKPORT_TOKEN }}
-          fetch-depth: 1
-
       - name: Mark pull request as ready for review
-        if: steps.check-label.outputs.removed_conflicts == 'true'
         run:  gh pr ready "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AUTO_BACKPORT_TOKEN }}