diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-ci-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-ci-publish.yml
index c297fa6..d9ba54c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-ci-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-ci-publish.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Prepare to publish
         run: |
+          echo '${{secrets.GPG_KEY_CONTENTS}}' | base64 -d > publish_key.gpg
           gpg --quiet --batch --yes --decrypt --passphrase="${{secrets.SECRET_PASSPHRASE}}" \
           --output secret.gpg publish_key.gpg
           echo "::set-env name=RELEASE_VERSION::${GITHUB_REF:11}"
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5dcfe04..5e4842c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -69,14 +69,6 @@ publishing {
     }
 }
 
-model {
-    tasks.generatePomFileForMavenJavaPublication {
-        destination = file("$buildDir/generated-pom.xml")
-    }
-    tasks.publishMavenJavaPublicationToMavenLocal {
-    }
-}
-
 def customizePom(pom) {
     pom.withXml {
         def root = asNode()
diff --git a/publish_key.gpg b/publish_key.gpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bd29a5..0000000
Binary files a/publish_key.gpg and /dev/null differ