diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b002c6155..0e1750aac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,14 +24,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out the repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - id: 'auth'
-        uses: 'google-github-actions/auth@v0'
-        with:
-          credentials_json: '${{ secrets.GCR_JSON_KEY }}'
-
-      - name: 'Set up Cloud SDK'
-        uses: 'google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v0'
-
       - name: Determine versioning strategy
         uses: haya14busa/action-cond@v1
         id: condval