diff --git a/.github/actions/post-release/entrypoint.sh b/.github/actions/post-release/entrypoint.sh
index 13b9db0311e..2662e2d810e 100755
--- a/.github/actions/post-release/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/post-release/entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ if [ -z "$SNAPSHOT_SUFFIX" ]; then
   SNAPSHOT_SUFFIX="-SNAPSHOT"
 fi
 
-if [ -n "$MICRONAUT_BUILD_EMAIL" ]; then
-    GIT_USER_EMAIL=$MICRONAUT_BUILD_EMAIL
-fi
-
 if [ -z "$GIT_USER_EMAIL" ]; then
    GIT_USER_EMAIL="${GITHUB_ACTOR}@users.noreply.github.com"
 fi
diff --git a/.github/actions/pre-release/entrypoint.sh b/.github/actions/pre-release/entrypoint.sh
index efd44bd2bd2..a11a218ecda 100755
--- a/.github/actions/pre-release/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/pre-release/entrypoint.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ echo -n "Determining release version: "
 release_version=${GITHUB_REF:11}
 echo $release_version
 
-if [ -n "$MICRONAUT_BUILD_EMAIL" ]; then
-    GIT_USER_EMAIL=$MICRONAUT_BUILD_EMAIL
-fi
-
 if [ -z "$GIT_USER_NAME" ]; then
    GIT_USER_NAME="grails-build"
 fi