diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 679a0c158e..b7ca5f1850 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ jobs:
         language: [ 'java', 'javascript' ]
 
     steps:
-    - name: Harden Runner
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@eb238b55efaa70779f274895e782ed17c84f2895 # v2.6.1
-      with:
-        egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
-
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mutation.yml b/.github/workflows/mutation.yml
index 51dbe2a740..d44b41b3d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mutation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mutation.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ jobs:
     env:
       LANG: en_GB
     steps:
-    - name: Harden Runner
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@eb238b55efaa70779f274895e782ed17c84f2895 # v2.6.1
-      with:
-        egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
-
     - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
     - name: Set up JDK 8
@@ -61,11 +56,6 @@ jobs:
     continue-on-error: true
     concurrency: pages_branch
     steps:
-    - name: Harden Runner
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@eb238b55efaa70779f274895e782ed17c84f2895 # v2.6.1
-      with:
-        egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
-
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reindex.yml b/.github/workflows/reindex.yml
index 1f54ccd3cb..403e54d99b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reindex.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reindex.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ jobs:
       contents: write  # for stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action to push code in repo
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Harden Runner
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@eb238b55efaa70779f274895e782ed17c84f2895 # v2.6.1
-      with:
-        egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
-
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 520739e297..a7e5911484 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Harden Runner
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@eb238b55efaa70779f274895e782ed17c84f2895 # v2.6.1
-      with:
-        egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
-
     - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
     - name: Set up JDK 8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
index 15fe73d565..cf7242f1af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ jobs:
       # actions: read
 
     steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@eb238b55efaa70779f274895e782ed17c84f2895 # v2.6.1
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
-
       - name: "Checkout code"
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v3.1.0
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonar.yml b/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
index a829453317..445b66cde0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@eb238b55efaa70779f274895e782ed17c84f2895 # v2.6.1
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
-
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v2.6.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0  # Shallow clones should be disabled for a better relevancy of analysis
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index bc83022e80..6626d00c84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - name: Harden Runner
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@eb238b55efaa70779f274895e782ed17c84f2895 # v2.6.1
-      with:
-        egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
-
     - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
 
     - name: Set up JDK 8
@@ -58,11 +53,6 @@ jobs:
     continue-on-error: true
     concurrency: pages_branch
     steps:
-    - name: Harden Runner
-      uses: step-security/harden-runner@eb238b55efaa70779f274895e782ed17c84f2895 # v2.6.1
-      with:
-        egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
-
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       with: