diff --git a/docs/docs/tools/review.md b/docs/docs/tools/review.md
index 9f1d19b06..6ce96696d 100644
--- a/docs/docs/tools/review.md
+++ b/docs/docs/tools/review.md
@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@ If enabled, the `review` tool can approve a PR when a specific comment, `/review
     <td><b>enable_auto_approval</b></td>
     <td>If set to true, the tool will approve the PR when invoked with the 'auto_approve' command. Default is false. This flag can be changed only from a configuration file.</td>
   </tr>
-  <tr>
-    <td><b>maximal_review_effort</b></td>
-    <td>Maximal effort level for auto-approval. If the PR's estimated review effort is above this threshold, the auto-approval will not run. Default is 5.</td>
-  </tr>
 </table>
 
 ## Usage Tips
@@ -198,12 +194,6 @@ If enabled, the `review` tool can approve a PR when a specific comment, `/review
     Qodo Merge will automatically approve the PR, and add a comment with the approval.
 
 
-    You can also enable auto-approval only if the PR meets certain requirements, such as that the `estimated_review_effort` label is equal or below a certain threshold, by adjusting the flag:
-    ```
-    [pr_reviewer]
-    maximal_review_effort = 5
-    ```
-
 !!! tip  "Code suggestions"
 
     The `review` tool previously included a legacy feature for providing code suggestions (controlled by `--pr_reviewer.num_code_suggestion`). This functionality has been deprecated and replaced by the [`improve`](./improve.md) tool, which offers higher quality and more actionable code suggestions.
diff --git a/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml b/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
index 681570d02..d285b01aa 100644
--- a/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
+++ b/pr_agent/settings/configuration.toml
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ enable_intro_text=true
 enable_help_text=false # Determines whether to include help text in the PR review. Enabled by default.
 # auto approval
 enable_auto_approval=false
-maximal_review_effort=5
 
 
 [pr_description] # /describe #
diff --git a/pr_agent/tools/pr_reviewer.py b/pr_agent/tools/pr_reviewer.py
index ee3bb963f..6827290dd 100644
--- a/pr_agent/tools/pr_reviewer.py
+++ b/pr_agent/tools/pr_reviewer.py
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ def set_review_labels(self, data):
                     else:
                         get_logger().warning(f"Unexpected type for estimated_effort: {type(estimated_effort)}")
                     if 1 <= estimated_effort_number <= 5:  # 1, because ...
-                        review_labels.append(f'Review effort [1-5]: {estimated_effort_number}')
+                        review_labels.append(f'Review effort: {estimated_effort_number}/5')
                 if get_settings().pr_reviewer.enable_review_labels_security and get_settings().pr_reviewer.require_security_review:
                     security_concerns = data['review']['security_concerns']  # yes, because ...
                     security_concerns_bool = 'yes' in security_concerns.lower() or 'true' in security_concerns.lower()
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ def set_review_labels(self, data):
                 get_logger().debug(f"Current labels:\n{current_labels}")
                 if current_labels:
                     current_labels_filtered = [label for label in current_labels if
-                                               not label.lower().startswith('review effort [1-5]:') and not label.lower().startswith(
+                                               not label.lower().startswith('review effort:') and not label.lower().startswith(
                                                    'possible security concern')]
                 else:
                     current_labels_filtered = []
@@ -402,20 +402,6 @@ def auto_approve_logic(self):
         Auto-approve a pull request if it meets the conditions for auto-approval.
         """
         if get_settings().pr_reviewer.enable_auto_approval:
-            maximal_review_effort = get_settings().pr_reviewer.maximal_review_effort
-            if maximal_review_effort < 5:
-                current_labels = self.git_provider.get_pr_labels()
-                for label in current_labels:
-                    if label.lower().startswith('review effort [1-5]:'):
-                        effort = int(label.split(':')[1].strip())
-                        if effort > maximal_review_effort:
-                            get_logger().info(
-                                f"Auto-approve error: PR review effort ({effort}) is higher than the maximal review effort "
-                                f"({maximal_review_effort}) allowed")
-                            self.git_provider.publish_comment(
-                                f"Auto-approve error: PR review effort ({effort}) is higher than the maximal review effort "
-                                f"({maximal_review_effort}) allowed")
-                            return
             is_auto_approved = self.git_provider.auto_approve()
             if is_auto_approved:
                 get_logger().info("Auto-approved PR")