diff --git a/.github/mergify.yml b/.github/mergify.yml
index c1cf62d..94c3374 100644
--- a/.github/mergify.yml
+++ b/.github/mergify.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 ---
-defaults:
-  actions:
-    queue:
-      name: default
-      method: rebase
-      update_method: rebase
-
 # each test should be listed separately, do not use regular expressions:
 # https://docs.mergify.io/conditions.html#validating-all-status-check
 # Until mergify allows us to have default conditions, we will need to
@@ -19,6 +12,8 @@ queue_rules:
       - check-success=test-suite (pacific)
       - check-success=test-suite (quincy)
       - check-success=test-suite (reef)
+    merge_method: rebase
+    update_method: rebase
 
 pull_request_rules:
   # Clearing approvals after content changes