diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 59c62d5da..cc5be7653 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,10 @@ env:
   IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
   GITHUB_PAGES_BRANCH: gh-pages
 
-
 defaults:
   run:
     shell: bash
 
-
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
@@ -36,24 +34,6 @@ jobs:
           command: manifest
           token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
           default-branch: main
-      - name: prepare-release
-        id: prepare
-        env:
-          API_TAG: ${{ steps.release.outputs.apis--tag_name }}
-          OP_TAG: ${{ steps.release.outputs.operator--tag_name }}
-        run: |
-          release_apis=true
-          release_operator=true
-          if [ -z "${API_TAG}" ]
-          then
-            release_apis=false
-          fi
-          if [ -z "${OP_TAG}" ]
-          then
-            release_operator=false
-          fi
-          echo "apis=${release_apis}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "operator=${release_operator}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Debug
         env: