diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index de6a4c200..f3e845638 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
 env:
   VSCE_PAT: ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}
   OVSX_PAT: ${{ secrets.OPENVSX_TOKEN }}
-  NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   npm_config_registry: "https://registry.npmjs.org"