diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-darwin-test.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-darwin-test.yml
index 977c722bf87..a6f6912cd39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-darwin-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-darwin-test.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           VSCODE_ARCH: ${{ env.VSCODE_ARCH }}
           ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
           PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: 1
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && secrets.VSCODE_OSS || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           # Avoid using dlopen to load Kerberos on macOS which can cause missing libraries
           # https://github.com/mongodb-js/kerberos/commit/04044d2814ad1d01e77f1ce87f26b03d86692cf2
           # flipped the default to support legacy linux distros which shouldn't happen
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.cache-builtin-extensions.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: node build/lib/builtInExtensions.js
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && secrets.VSCODE_OSS || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Transpile client and extensions
         run: npm run gulp transpile-client-esbuild transpile-extensions
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
             sleep 5 # optional: add a small delay between retries
           done
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && secrets.VSCODE_OSS || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: 🧪 Run unit tests (Electron)
         if: ${{ inputs.electron_tests }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-linux-test.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-linux-test.yml
index 86cc0babed9..323f72348a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-linux-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-linux-test.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "Npm install failed $i, trying again..."
           done
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && secrets.VSCODE_OSS || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: steps.cache-node-modules.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
           VSCODE_ARCH: ${{ env.VSCODE_ARCH }}
           ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
           PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: 1
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && secrets.VSCODE_OSS || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create node_modules archive
         if: steps.cache-node-modules.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.cache-builtin-extensions.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: node build/lib/builtInExtensions.js
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && secrets.VSCODE_OSS || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Transpile client and extensions
         run: npm run gulp transpile-client-esbuild transpile-extensions
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
             sleep 5 # optional: add a small delay between retries
           done
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && secrets.VSCODE_OSS || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: 🧪 Run unit tests (Electron)
         if: ${{ inputs.electron_tests }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-win32-test.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-win32-test.yml
index 0eadab3b115..a4bc311b787 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-win32-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-win32-test.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
           VSCODE_ARCH: ${{ env.VSCODE_ARCH }}
           ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
           PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: 1
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && secrets.VSCODE_OSS || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create node_modules archive
         if: steps.node-modules-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.cache-builtin-extensions.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: node build/lib/builtInExtensions.js
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && secrets.VSCODE_OSS || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Transpile client and extensions
         shell: pwsh
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
             }
           }
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && secrets.VSCODE_OSS || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: 🧪 Run unit tests (Electron)
         if: ${{ inputs.electron_tests }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 5e9449c5a5f..b43eff9f41d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
           PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: 1
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && secrets.VSCODE_OSS || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create node_modules archive
         if: steps.cache-node-modules.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Compile & Hygiene
         run: npm exec -- npm-run-all -lp core-ci-pr extensions-ci-pr hygiene eslint valid-layers-check define-class-fields-check vscode-dts-compile-check tsec-compile-check
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && secrets.VSCODE_OSS || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   linux-cli-tests:
     name: Linux