diff --git a/build/cherrypicker.sh b/build/cherrypicker.sh
index 7309e0a..699f39d 100755
--- a/build/cherrypicker.sh
+++ b/build/cherrypicker.sh
@@ -83,25 +83,6 @@
 # Create a new PR with the same title, prefixed with the target branch name
 NEW_PR_TITLE="[$TARGET_BRANCH] $PR_TITLE"
 NEW_PR_BODY="${PR_BODY}\n\nCloses #$ISSUE_NUMBER"
-NEW_PR_URL=$(gh pr create --title "$NEW_PR_TITLE" --body "$NEW_PR_BODY" --head "$NEW_BRANCH_NAME" --base "$TARGET_BRANCH" --json url --jq .url)
+gh pr create --title "$NEW_PR_TITLE" --body "$NEW_PR_BODY" --head "$NEW_BRANCH_NAME" --base "$TARGET_BRANCH"
 
-echo "New pull request created: $NEW_PR_URL"
-
-# Extract the new PR node ID
-NEW_PR_NODE_ID=$(gh pr view "$NEW_PR_URL" --json id --jq .id)
-
-# Get the issue node ID
-ISSUE_NODE_ID=$(gh issue view $ISSUE_NUMBER --json id --jq .id)
-
-# Update the new PR to reference the issue using the GitHub GraphQL API
-gh api graphql -f query='
-  mutation($prId: ID!, $issueId: ID!) {
-    updatePullRequest(input: {pullRequestId: $prId, closingIssuesReferences: [$issueId]}) {
-      pullRequest {
-        id
-      }
-    }
-  }
-' -f prId="$NEW_PR_NODE_ID" -f issueId="$ISSUE_NODE_ID"
-
-echo "Pull request updated to reference the issue."
+echo "New pull request created."