diff --git a/deploy/organization-rulesets/README.md b/deploy/organization-rulesets/README.md
index 90cd3ff..d9491fb 100644
--- a/deploy/organization-rulesets/README.md
+++ b/deploy/organization-rulesets/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ verb — e.g. `require-pull-request.yaml`). Repo-scoped rulesets live next door
 |---|---|---|
 | 10 `OrganizationRuleset` files | the 10 org rulesets below | Observe (read-only import) |
 | `protect-release-tags.yaml` | **Protect release tags** (net-new) | Managed (Create) — block tag delete + force-move + require `v<semver>` |
-| (in `../repository-rulesets/`) `restrict-deletions-on-ksail.yaml`, `require-merge-queue-on-platform.yaml` | `ksail` "Restrict deletions", `platform` "Require merge queue" | Observe (read-only import) |
+| (in `../repository-rulesets/`) `require-merge-queue-on-platform.yaml` | `platform` "Require merge queue" | Observe (read-only import) |
 
 The 10 imported org rulesets: Block force pushes · Require a pull request before
 merging · Require conversation resolution before merging · Require linear history ·
diff --git a/deploy/repository-rulesets/README.md b/deploy/repository-rulesets/README.md
index 2e7fb5b..75b4f82 100644
--- a/deploy/repository-rulesets/README.md
+++ b/deploy/repository-rulesets/README.md
@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@ observes.
 
 | File | Repo | Ruleset | Policy |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| `restrict-deletions-on-ksail.yaml` | `ksail` | Restrict deletions (scoped to `refs/heads/benchmark-data`) | Observe (read-only import) |
 | `require-merge-queue-on-platform.yaml` | `platform` | Require merge queue | Observe (read-only import) |
diff --git a/deploy/repository-rulesets/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/repository-rulesets/kustomization.yaml
index 4e18c1f..d527d6c 100644
--- a/deploy/repository-rulesets/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/repository-rulesets/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
-  - restrict-deletions-on-ksail.yaml
   - require-merge-queue-on-platform.yaml
diff --git a/deploy/repository-rulesets/restrict-deletions-on-ksail.yaml b/deploy/repository-rulesets/restrict-deletions-on-ksail.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index fc51535..0000000
--- a/deploy/repository-rulesets/restrict-deletions-on-ksail.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# Existing repository ruleset, adopted Observe-first (read-only). external-name =
-# the bare numeric ruleset id — the upjet provider stores RepositoryRuleset `id`
-# from-provider, exactly like ../organization-rulesets/. (The Terraform
-# `<repo>:<ruleset_id>` form is the *import* id, NOT the stored external-name; a
-# `<repo>:`-prefixed value fails the provider's strconv.ParseInt and the resource
-# never observes.) Identity-only forProvider — see ./README.md for the convention.
-#
-# ksail's own "Restrict deletions" rule, scoped to refs/heads/benchmark-data (the
-# long-lived benchmark-data branch) — narrower than the org-wide rule.
-apiVersion: repo.github.m.upbound.io/v1alpha1
-kind: RepositoryRuleset
-metadata:
-  name: ksail-restrict-deletions
-  annotations:
-    crossplane.io/external-name: "14699634" # numeric ruleset id
-spec:
-  managementPolicies: ["Observe"]
-  forProvider:
-    repository: ksail
-    name: Restrict deletions
-    target: branch
-    enforcement: active
-  providerConfigRef:
-    kind: ProviderConfig
-    name: default