diff --git a/buildutils/src/upgrade-lab-dependencies.ts b/buildutils/src/upgrade-lab-dependencies.ts
index cfd878ab33..b15fbc6804 100644
--- a/buildutils/src/upgrade-lab-dependencies.ts
+++ b/buildutils/src/upgrade-lab-dependencies.ts
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ function getVersionRange(version: IVersion): string {
 function updateVersionInFile(
   filePath: string,
   pattern: RegExp,
-  version: IVersion,
-  isGlobal = false
+  version: IVersion
 ): void {
   const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf-8');
   const versionRange = getVersionRange(version);
@@ -150,21 +149,6 @@ async function updatePreCommitConfig(version: IVersion): Promise<void> {
   updateVersionInFile(filePath, pattern, version);
 }
 
-// async function updateWorkflowFiles(version: IVersion): Promise<void> {
-//   const workflowDir = path.resolve('.github', 'workflows');
-//   const files = fs.readdirSync(workflowDir);
-//   const pattern = /(jupyterlab)(?:>=|==)[\d.]+(?:,<[\d.]+)?(?="|,|\s|$)/g;
-
-//   for (const file of files) {
-//     const filePath = path.join(workflowDir, file);
-//     const content = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf-8');
-
-//     if (content.includes('jupyterlab>=')) {
-//       updateVersionInFile(filePath, pattern, version, true);
-//     }
-//   }
-// }
-
 async function upgradeLabDependencies(): Promise<void> {
   const args: string[] = process.argv.slice(2);
 
@@ -177,7 +161,6 @@ async function upgradeLabDependencies(): Promise<void> {
   await updatePackageJson(args[1]); // Keep original string version for package.json
   await updatePyprojectToml(version);
   await updatePreCommitConfig(version);
-  // await updateWorkflowFiles(version);
 }
 
 upgradeLabDependencies();