diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8713a68f009..d38ce6eb5ff 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1123,13 +1123,12 @@ init-submodules-e: init-webapps-submodules-e
 	git submodule init e
 	git submodule update
 
-# update-webassets updates the minified code in the webassets repo using the latest webapps
-# repo and creates a PR in the teleport repo to update webassets submodule.
+# update-webassets creates a PR in the teleport repo to update webassets submodule.
 .PHONY: update-webassets
-update-webassets: WEBAPPS_BRANCH ?= 'master'
+update-webassets: WEBASSETS_BRANCH ?= 'master'
 update-webassets: TELEPORT_BRANCH ?= 'master'
 update-webassets:
-	build.assets/webapps/update-teleport-webassets.sh -w $(WEBAPPS_BRANCH) -t $(TELEPORT_BRANCH)
+	build.assets/webapps/update-teleport-webassets.sh -w $(WEBASSETS_BRANCH) -t $(TELEPORT_BRANCH)
 
 # dronegen generates .drone.yml config
 .PHONY: dronegen
diff --git a/build.assets/webapps/README.md b/build.assets/webapps/README.md
index c38dce8954c..bda9adcc21e 100644
--- a/build.assets/webapps/README.md
+++ b/build.assets/webapps/README.md
@@ -3,19 +3,20 @@
 ## update-teleport-webassets.sh
 
 This script:
-- clones the webapps repo
+
+- clones the `teleport` repo
 - checks out the provided named branch (after checking that it exists)
-- builds the `dist` directory
-- clones and pushes updates to `webassets` and `webassets.e`
-- raises a PR against the Teleport repo to update the submodule commit references
+- raises a PR against the `teleport` repo to update the submodule commit references
+
+The `webassets` repo is automatically updated for each commit merged to `webapps`.
 
 Run using a command like:
 
-`./update-teleport-webassets.sh -w gus/webassets-branch -t gus/teleport-branch`
+`./update-teleport-webassets.sh -w teleport-v10 -t branch/v10`
 
 | Argument | Description |
 | - | - |
-| `-w` | `webapps` source branch name to build `webassets` from (often `master`) |
+| `-w` | `webassets` source branch name to pull `webassets` from (often `master`) |
 | `-t` | `teleport` target branch name to raise a PR against (often `master`) |
 
 ### Extra notes
diff --git a/build.assets/webapps/update-teleport-webassets.sh b/build.assets/webapps/update-teleport-webassets.sh
index ec4260a60bd..b385ea37f7e 100755
--- a/build.assets/webapps/update-teleport-webassets.sh
+++ b/build.assets/webapps/update-teleport-webassets.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-usage() { echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [-w <webapps branch to clone>] [-t <teleport branch to commit to>]" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+usage() { echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [-w <webassets branch to update>] [-t <teleport branch to commit to>]" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 while getopts ":w:t:" o; do
     case "${o}" in
         w)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if [ -z "${w}" ] || [ -z "${t}" ]; then
     usage
 fi
 
-WEBAPPS_BRANCH=${w}
+WEBASSETS_BRANCH=${w}
 TELEPORT_BRANCH=${t}
 
 # check if gh is installed
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ if ! type gh >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# check if make is installed
-if ! type make >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "The 'make' utility must be installed to run this script."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 # run 'gh auth status' to check if gh config already exists
 if ! gh auth status; then
     # log into github via gh tool
@@ -47,14 +41,12 @@ if ! gh auth status; then
  fi
 
 # check that the specified remote branches exist
-if ! git ls-remote --heads --exit-code git@github.com:gravitational/webapps.git ${WEBAPPS_BRANCH}; then
-    echo "Cannot find ${WEBAPPS_BRANCH} in the webapps repo."
-    echo "Make sure that the remote branch has been pushed before running this script."
+if ! git ls-remote --heads --exit-code git@github.com:gravitational/webassets.git ${WEBASSETS_BRANCH}; then
+    echo "Cannot find ${WEBASSETS_BRANCH} in the webassets repo."
     exit 1
 fi
 if ! git ls-remote --heads --exit-code git@github.com:gravitational/teleport.git ${TELEPORT_BRANCH}; then
     echo "Cannot find ${TELEPORT_BRANCH} in the teleport repo."
-    echo "Make sure that the remote branch has been pushed before running this script."
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -62,55 +54,6 @@ fi
 TEMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
 pushd $TEMP_DIR
 
-# check that specified branch/commit exists in webapps repo
-git clone git@github.com:gravitational/webapps.git webapps
-pushd webapps
-git fetch --all
-# try to create target branch
-# if it exists, check it out instead
-git checkout --track origin/${WEBAPPS_BRANCH} || git checkout ${WEBAPPS_BRANCH}
-# init webapps.e repo
-git submodule update --init --recursive
-# set variables based on context from webapps checkout
-BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
-COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-# use the commit message from webapps, qualifying references to webapps PRs to that they
-# link to the correct PR from the teleport repo (#123 becomes gravitational/webapps#123)
-COMMIT_DESC=$(git log --decorate=off --oneline -1 | sed -E 's.(#[0-9]+).gravitational/webapps\1.g')
-COMMIT_URL="https://github.com/gravitational/webapps/commit/${COMMIT}"
-AUTO_BRANCH_NAME="webapps-auto-pr-$(date +%s)"
-
-# clone webassets repo (into 'webapps/dist')
-git clone git@github.com:gravitational/webassets.git dist
-pushd dist; git checkout ${BRANCH} || git checkout -b ${BRANCH}; rm -fr ./*/
-
-# prepare webassets.e repo (in 'webapps/dist/e')
-git submodule update --init --recursive
-pushd e; git checkout ${BRANCH} || git checkout -b ${BRANCH}; rm -fr ./*/
-popd; popd
-
-# build the dist files (in 'webapps')
-make build-teleport
-
-# push dist files to webassets/e repoisitory
-pushd dist/e
-git add -A .
-git commit -am "${COMMIT_DESC}" -m "${COMMIT_URL}" --allow-empty
-git push origin ${BRANCH}
-popd
-
-# push dist files to webassets repository
-pushd dist
-git add -A .
-git commit -am "${COMMIT_DESC}" -m "${COMMIT_URL}" --allow-empty
-git push origin ${BRANCH}
-popd
-
-# use temporary file to store new webassets commit sha
-pushd dist
-WEBASSETS_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-popd
-
 # clone teleport repo
 git clone git@github.com:gravitational/teleport.git teleport
 pushd teleport
@@ -122,15 +65,16 @@ git checkout --track origin/${TELEPORT_BRANCH} || git checkout ${TELEPORT_BRANCH
 # update git submodules (webassets/webassets.e)
 git fetch --recurse-submodules && git submodule update --init webassets
 
-# check out previously committed SHA
+AUTO_BRANCH_NAME="webassets-auto-pr-$(date +%s)"
+git switch -c ${AUTO_BRANCH_NAME}
+
 pushd webassets
-git checkout ${WEBASSETS_COMMIT_SHA}
+git switch ${WEBASSETS_BRANCH}
+git pull
 popd
 
-# switch to automatic branch and make a commit
-git checkout -b ${AUTO_BRANCH_NAME}
-git add -A .
-git commit -am "[auto] Update webassets in ${TELEPORT_BRANCH}" -m "${COMMIT_DESC} ${COMMIT_URL}" -m "[source: -w ${WEBAPPS_BRANCH}] [target: -t ${TELEPORT_BRANCH}]" --allow-empty
+git add webassets
+git commit -am "[auto] Update webassets in teleport/${TELEPORT_BRANCH} from webassets/${WEBASSETS_BRANCH}" --allow-empty
 git push --set-upstream origin ${AUTO_BRANCH_NAME}
 
 # run 'gh' to raise a PR to merge this automatic branch into the target branch