diff --git a/pr_agent/servers/gitlab_webhook.py b/pr_agent/servers/gitlab_webhook.py
index 4556e8ac2..502e7aed5 100644
--- a/pr_agent/servers/gitlab_webhook.py
+++ b/pr_agent/servers/gitlab_webhook.py
@@ -168,9 +168,11 @@ async def inner(data: dict):
         sender = data.get("user", {}).get("username", "unknown")
         sender_id = data.get("user", {}).get("id", "unknown")
 
+        # ignore bot users
         if is_bot_user(data):
             return JSONResponse(status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK, content=jsonable_encoder({"message": "success"}))
         if data.get('event_type') != 'note': # not a comment
+            # ignore MRs based on title, labels, source and target branches
             if not should_process_pr_logic(data, data['object_attributes'].get('title')):
                 return JSONResponse(status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK, content=jsonable_encoder({"message": "success"}))
 
@@ -180,40 +182,10 @@ async def inner(data: dict):
             url = data['object_attributes'].get('url')
             draft = data['object_attributes'].get('draft')
             get_logger().info(f"New merge request: {url}")
-
             if draft:
                 get_logger().info(f"Skipping draft MR: {url}")
                 return JSONResponse(status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK, content=jsonable_encoder({"message": "success"}))
 
-            # logic to ignore MRs for titles, labels and source, target branches.
-            ignore_mr_title = get_settings().get("CONFIG.IGNORE_PR_TITLE", [])
-            ignore_mr_labels = get_settings().get("CONFIG.IGNORE_PR_LABELS", [])
-            ignore_mr_source_branches = get_settings().get("CONFIG.IGNORE_PR_SOURCE_BRANCHES", [])
-            ignore_mr_target_branches = get_settings().get("CONFIG.IGNORE_PR_TARGET_BRANCHES", [])
-            if ignore_mr_source_branches:
-                source_branch = data['object_attributes'].get('source_branch')
-                if any(re.search(regex, source_branch) for regex in ignore_mr_source_branches):
-                    get_logger().info(f"Ignoring MR with source branch '{source_branch}' due to gitlab.ignore_mr_source_branches settings")
-                    return JSONResponse(status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK, content=jsonable_encoder({"message": "success"}))
-
-            if ignore_mr_target_branches:
-                target_branch = data['object_attributes'].get('target_branch')
-                if any(re.search(regex, target_branch) for regex in ignore_mr_target_branches):
-                    get_logger().info(f"Ignoring MR with target branch '{target_branch}' due to gitlab.ignore_mr_target_branches settings")
-                    return JSONResponse(status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK, content=jsonable_encoder({"message": "success"}))
-
-            if ignore_mr_labels:
-                labels = [label['title'] for label in data['object_attributes'].get('labels', [])]
-                if any(label in ignore_mr_labels for label in labels):
-                    labels_str = ", ".join(labels)
-                    get_logger().info(f"Ignoring MR with labels '{labels_str}' due to gitlab.ignore_mr_labels settings")
-                    return JSONResponse(status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK, content=jsonable_encoder({"message": "success"}))
-
-            if ignore_mr_title:
-                if any(re.search(regex, title) for regex in ignore_mr_title):
-                    get_logger().info(f"Ignoring MR with title '{title}' due to gitlab.ignore_mr_title settings")
-                    return JSONResponse(status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK, content=jsonable_encoder({"message": "success"}))
-
             await _perform_commands_gitlab("pr_commands", PRAgent(), url, log_context)
         elif data.get('object_kind') == 'note' and data.get('event_type') == 'note': # comment on MR
             if 'merge_request' in data: