diff --git a/.github/workflows/lock-threads.yml b/.github/workflows/lock-threads.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 92383f835..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/lock-threads.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-# This file is synced from the `.github` repository, do not modify it directly.
-name: Lock threads
-
-on:
-  push:
-    paths:
-      - .github/workflows/lock-threads.yml
-    branches-ignore:
-      - dependabot/**
-  schedule:
-    # Once every day at 1am UTC
-    - cron: "0 1 * * *"
-  issue_comment:
-
-permissions:
-  issues: write
-  pull-requests: write
-
-concurrency:
-  group: lock-threads
-  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name != 'issue_comment' }}
-
-jobs:
-  lock-threads:
-    if: github.repository_owner == 'Homebrew' && github.event_name != 'issue_comment'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Lock Outdated Threads
-        uses: dessant/lock-threads@1bf7ec25051fe7c00bdd17e6a7cf3d7bfb7dc771
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          process-only: 'issues, prs'
-          issue-inactive-days: 30
-          add-issue-labels: outdated
-          pr-inactive-days: 30
-          add-pr-labels: outdated
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
index 312cab044..e38e019ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-issues.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
   issue_comment:
 
 permissions:
+  contents: write
   issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
             recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs.
           exempt-issue-labels: "gsoc-outreachy,help wanted,in progress"
           exempt-pr-labels: "gsoc-outreachy,help wanted,in progress"
+          delete-branch: true
 
   bump-pr-stale:
     if: >
@@ -68,3 +70,4 @@ jobs:
             pull request open, add a `help wanted` or `in progress` label.
           exempt-pr-labels: "help wanted,in progress"
           any-of-labels: "bump-formula-pr,bump-cask-pr"
+          delete-branch: true
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 89d314e7a..41d750484 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ Style/OpenStructUse:
   - Taps/**/*
   - Homebrew/cli/args.rb
   - Homebrew/cli/args.rbi
+Style/OptionalBooleanParameter:
+  AllowedMethods:
+  - respond_to?
+  - respond_to_missing?
 Style/RescueStandardError:
   EnforcedStyle: implicit
 Style/ReturnNil: