diff --git a/hack/release/common.sh b/hack/release/common.sh
index 3ec5e55b8608..709f9c8c59c7 100644
--- a/hack/release/common.sh
+++ b/hack/release/common.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ Helm Chart Version $(helmChartVersion $RELEASE_VERSION)"
   cosignImages
   publishHelmChart "karpenter" "${RELEASE_VERSION}" "${RELEASE_REPO_ECR}"
   publishHelmChart "karpenter-crd" "${RELEASE_VERSION}" "${RELEASE_REPO_ECR}"
-  pullPrivateReplica "$RELEASE_VERSION"
 }
 
 authenticate() {