diff --git a/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml b/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
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-# Name of this GitHub Actions workflow.
-name: Semgrep OSS scan
-
-on:
-  # Scan changed files in PRs (diff-aware scanning):
-  pull_request: {}
-  # Scan on-demand through GitHub Actions interface:
-  workflow_dispatch: {}
-  # Scan mainline branches and report all findings:
-  push:
-    branches: ["master", "main"]
-  # Schedule the CI job (this method uses cron syntax):
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '25 19 * * *' # Sets Semgrep to scan every day at 19:25 UTC.
-    # It is recommended to change the schedule to a random time.
-
-jobs:
-  semgrep:
-    # User definable name of this GitHub Actions job.
-    name: semgrep-oss/scan
-    # If you are self-hosting, change the following `runs-on` value: 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    container:
-      # A Docker image with Semgrep installed. Do not change this.
-      image: semgrep/semgrep
-
-    # Skip any PR created by dependabot to avoid permission issues:
-    if: (github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]')
-
-    steps:
-      # Fetch project source with GitHub Actions Checkout.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      # Run the "semgrep scan" command on the command line of the docker image.
-      - run: semgrep scan --config auto
-      
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # WebGoat: A deliberately insecure Web Application
 
-Adding this line to test a merge for the semgrep Action running vanilla in Actions
-
 [![Build](https://github.com/WebGoat/WebGoat/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg?branch=develop)](https://github.com/WebGoat/WebGoat/actions/workflows/build.yml)
 [![java-jdk](https://img.shields.io/badge/java%20jdk-17-green.svg)](https://jdk.java.net/)
 [![OWASP Labs](https://img.shields.io/badge/OWASP-Lab%20project-f7b73c.svg)](https://owasp.org/projects/)