diff --git a/src/helpers/github.ts b/src/helpers/github.ts
index 68d1dff..155b05d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/github.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/github.ts
@@ -31,17 +31,13 @@ export async function getMergeTimeoutAndApprovalRequiredCount(context: Context,
     mergeTimeout: mergeTimeout?.collaborator,
     requiredApprovalCount: approvalsRequired?.collaborator,
   };
-  const timeoutContributor = {
-    mergeTimeout: mergeTimeout?.contributor,
-    requiredApprovalCount: approvalsRequired?.contributor,
-  };
 
   /**
    * Hardcoded roles here because we need to determine the timeouts
    * separate from `allowedReviewerRoles` which introduces
    * potential unintended user errors and logic issues.
    */
-  return ["COLLABORATOR", "MEMBER", "OWNER"].includes(authorAssociation) ? timeoutCollaborator : timeoutContributor;
+  return ["COLLABORATOR", "MEMBER", "OWNER"].includes(authorAssociation) ? timeoutCollaborator : null;
 }
 
 export async function getApprovalCount({ octokit, logger, config: { allowedReviewerRoles } }: Context, { owner, repo, issue_number: pullNumber }: IssueParams) {
diff --git a/src/types/plugin-inputs.ts b/src/types/plugin-inputs.ts
index 10474e0..64be51a 100644
--- a/src/types/plugin-inputs.ts
+++ b/src/types/plugin-inputs.ts
@@ -21,11 +21,7 @@ export const mergeTimeoutSchema = T.Object(
     /**
      * The timespan to wait before merging a collaborator's pull-request, defaults to 3.5 days.
      */
-    collaborator: T.String({ default: "3.5 days" }),
-    /**
-     * The timespan to wait before merging a contributor's pull-request, defaults to 7 days.
-     */
-    contributor: T.String({ default: "7 days" }),
+    collaborator: T.String({ default: "3.5 days", description: "The timespan to wait before merging a collaborator's pull-request" }),
   },
   { default: {} }
 );
diff --git a/tests/main.test.ts b/tests/main.test.ts
index db3ea65..8150235 100644
--- a/tests/main.test.ts
+++ b/tests/main.test.ts
@@ -151,10 +151,7 @@ describe("Action tests", () => {
         { once: true }
       )
     );
-    await expect(githubHelpers.getMergeTimeoutAndApprovalRequiredCount(context, "CONTRIBUTOR")).resolves.toEqual({
-      mergeTimeout: contributorMergeTimeout,
-      requiredApprovalCount: contributorMinimumApprovalsRequired,
-    });
+    await expect(githubHelpers.getMergeTimeoutAndApprovalRequiredCount(context, "CONTRIBUTOR")).resolves.toEqual(null);
   });
 
   it("Should check if the CI tests are all passing", async () => {