diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport-assistant.yml b/.github/workflows/backport-assistant.yml
index fffa774d32..17462f8112 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport-assistant.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport-assistant.yml
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ jobs:
           curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PR_COMMENT_TOKEN }}" \
             -X POST \
             -d "{ \"body\": \"${github_message}\"}" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/pull/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/comments"
+            "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/issues/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/comments"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport-reminder.yml b/.github/workflows/backport-reminder.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b358122dbf..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/backport-reminder.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
-
-# This workflow sends a reminder comment to PRs that have labels starting with
-# `backport/` to check that the backport has run successfully.
-
-name: Backport Assistant Reminder
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [ labeled ]
-    # Runs on PRs to main and all release branches
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - release/*
-
-jobs:
-  backport-label-check:
-    if: "startsWith(github.event.label.name, 'backport/')"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Comment on PR
-        run: |
-          github_message="After merging, confirm that you see linked PRs AND check them for CI errors."
-          curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PR_COMMENT_TOKEN }}" \
-            -X POST \
-            -d "{ \"body\": \"${github_message}\"}" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/issues/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/comments"