diff --git a/.github/workflows/plugin-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/plugin-release.yaml
index b81a1bb..86934e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/plugin-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/plugin-release.yaml
@@ -222,19 +222,6 @@ jobs:
           tar -tzf "${{ env.TARBALL }}" | head -20
           tar -tzf "${{ env.TARBALL }}" | grep -q "main.js" || { echo "Error: main.js not found in tarball"; exit 1; }
 
-      - name: Rebuild tarball
-        run: |
-          rm -f "${{ env.TARBALL }}"
-          npx @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin package
-          for f in *.tar.gz; do
-            [ "$f" != "${{ env.TARBALL }}" ] && mv "$f" "${{ env.TARBALL }}"
-          done
-
-      - name: Validate rebuilt tarball
-        run: |
-          tar -tzf "${{ env.TARBALL }}" | grep -q "main.js" || \
-            { echo "Error: main.js not found after rebuild"; exit 1; }
-
       - name: Compute checksum
         run: |
           CHECKSUM=$(sha256sum "${{ env.TARBALL }}" | awk '{print $1}')