diff --git a/.updatebot.yml b/.updatebot.yml
index eddcf0ac5d..e0c17ce2c5 100644
--- a/.updatebot.yml
+++ b/.updatebot.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ github:
   organisations:
   - name: jenkins-x
     repositories:
-    - name: builder-base
-      excludeUpdateLoop: true
     - name: homebrew-jx
     - name: jx-docs
     - name: jenkins-x-platform