diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f8e6e36604..485c2055d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -139,14 +139,6 @@ jobs:
           name: build-artifacts
           path: build/
 
-      # Set up AWS credentials for GoReleaser to upload backups of artifacts to S3
-      - name: Set AWS Credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@010d0da01d0b5a38af31e9c3470dbfdabdecca3a # v4.0.1
-        with:
-          aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_GOV_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_GOV_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          aws-region: us-gov-west-1
-
       - name: Make zarf executable and skip brew latest for pre-release tags
         run: |
           chmod +x build/zarf
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 8af7ee7d5b..0a24d0b938 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -107,10 +107,3 @@ brews:
     commit_msg_template: "build(release): {{ .ProjectName }}@{{ .Tag }}"
     homepage: "https://zarf.dev/"
     description: "DevSecOps for Air Gap"
-
-# Upload artifact backups to s3
-blobs:
-  - provider: s3
-    region: us-gov-west-1
-    bucket: zarf-public
-    directory: "release/{{.Version}}"