diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c5b193652..39e16c4c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -9,15 +9,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Check tag was created by make-release-tag.bash
-        run: |
-          subject="$(git show -s --format=%s "$GITHUB_REF")"
-          if [[ "$subject" != *" by make-release-tag.bash"* ]]; then
-            echo "Tag '${GITHUB_REF}' did not seem to be created by scripts/make-release-tag.bash" >&2
-            echo "Run 'bash ./scripts/make-release-tag.bash ${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}' to make tag" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo OK
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       - uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v2
         with: