diff --git a/pkg/workflow/dispatch_repository.go b/pkg/workflow/dispatch_repository.go
index 05bcdd558e2..23aac285a83 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/dispatch_repository.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/dispatch_repository.go
@@ -27,18 +27,12 @@ type DispatchRepositoryConfig struct {
 }
 
 // parseDispatchRepositoryConfig parses dispatch_repository configuration from the safe-outputs map.
-// Accepts both "dispatch_repository" (underscore, preferred) and "dispatch-repository" (dash, alias).
 func (c *Compiler) parseDispatchRepositoryConfig(outputMap map[string]any) *DispatchRepositoryConfig {
 	dispatchRepositoryLog.Print("Parsing dispatch_repository configuration")
 
-	var configData any
-	var exists bool
-
-	// Support both underscore and dash variants
-	if configData, exists = outputMap["dispatch_repository"]; !exists {
-		if configData, exists = outputMap["dispatch-repository"]; !exists {
-			return nil
-		}
+	configData, exists := outputMap["dispatch_repository"]
+	if !exists {
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	configMap, ok := configData.(map[string]any)
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/dispatch_repository_test.go b/pkg/workflow/dispatch_repository_test.go
index 299cb7ab4a7..1e17494cc04 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/dispatch_repository_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/dispatch_repository_test.go
@@ -90,25 +90,6 @@ func TestParseDispatchRepositoryConfig_MultipleTools(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, strPtr("2"), notifyService.Max)
 }
 
-// TestParseDispatchRepositoryConfig_DashAlias tests that "dispatch-repository" (dash) also works
-func TestParseDispatchRepositoryConfig_DashAlias(t *testing.T) {
-	compiler := NewCompiler(WithVersion("1.0.0"))
-
-	outputMap := map[string]any{
-		"dispatch-repository": map[string]any{
-			"trigger_ci": map[string]any{
-				"workflow":   "ci.yml",
-				"event_type": "ci_trigger",
-				"repository": "org/target-repo",
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	config := compiler.parseDispatchRepositoryConfig(outputMap)
-	require.NotNil(t, config, "Config should be parsed from dash form")
-	require.Len(t, config.Tools, 1, "Should have 1 tool")
-}
-
 // TestParseDispatchRepositoryConfig_Absent tests that nil is returned when key is absent
 func TestParseDispatchRepositoryConfig_Absent(t *testing.T) {
 	compiler := NewCompiler(WithVersion("1.0.0"))