diff --git a/scripts/publish-prerelease.sh b/scripts/publish-prerelease.sh
index 9e5131dc6d..cadcd65aad 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-prerelease.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish-prerelease.sh
@@ -2,27 +2,6 @@
 
 set -e
 
-# Function to extract GITHUB_TOKEN from .env file
-extract_github_token() {
-    if [ -f .env ]; then
-        token=$(grep -E '^GITHUB_TOKEN=' .env | sed 's/^GITHUB_TOKEN=//' | sed 's/^"//' | sed 's/"$//')
-        if [ ! -z "$token" ]; then
-            export GITHUB_TOKEN="$token"
-        else
-            echo "GITHUB_TOKEN not found in .env file."
-            return 1
-        fi
-    else
-        echo "GITHUB_TOKEN not found in .env file."
-        return 1
-    fi
-}
-
-# Check if GITHUB_TOKEN is already set
-if [[ -z "${GITHUB_TOKEN}" ]]; then
-    extract_github_token || exit 1
-fi
-
 # Use the first argument as version or 'v3-prerelease' if not available
 version=${1:-'v4-prerelease'}