diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index eb8f33c..e015b9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish to npm
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: npm publish --provenance --access public