diff --git a/tools/packaging/release/tag_repos.sh b/tools/packaging/release/tag_repos.sh
index 21fc6737df..e2e104a65b 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/release/tag_repos.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/release/tag_repos.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ info() {
 
 repos=(
 	"kata-containers"
-	"tests"
 )
 
 
diff --git a/tools/packaging/release/update-repository-version.sh b/tools/packaging/release/update-repository-version.sh
index 26f48daa16..2306a2e96d 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/release/update-repository-version.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/release/update-repository-version.sh
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ EOF
 
 repos=(
 	"kata-containers"
-	"tests"
 )
 
 main(){