diff --git a/common_factories.py b/common_factories.py
index a95f6acfd..6c8de7bf7 100644
--- a/common_factories.py
+++ b/common_factories.py
@@ -861,23 +861,6 @@ def getDebAutobakeFactory() -> util.BuildFactory:
             doStepIf=lambda step: hasDockerLibrary(step),
         )
     )
-    f_deb_autobake.addStep(
-        steps.Trigger(
-            name="release preparation",
-            schedulerNames=["s_release_prep"],
-            waitForFinish=True,
-            updateSourceStamp=False,
-            set_properties={
-                "tarbuildnum": Property("tarbuildnum"),
-                "mariadb_version": Property("mariadb_version"),
-                "master_branch": Property("master_branch"),
-                "parentbuildername": Property("buildername"),
-            },
-            doStepIf=(
-                lambda step: savePackageIfBranchMatch(step, SAVED_PACKAGE_BRANCHES)
-            ),
-        )
-    )
     f_deb_autobake.addStep(
         steps.Trigger(
             name="install",
diff --git a/configuration/builders/sequences/release.py b/configuration/builders/sequences/release.py
index 2ea4c9332..84ce29436 100644
--- a/configuration/builders/sequences/release.py
+++ b/configuration/builders/sequences/release.py
@@ -416,4 +416,3 @@ def rpm_autobake(
 # # TODO (Razvan): Future implementations
 # def bintar(): ...
 # def docker_library(): ...
-# def release_preparation(): ...
diff --git a/master-docker-nonstandard/master.cfg b/master-docker-nonstandard/master.cfg
index 5694ec95b..e477db737 100644
--- a/master-docker-nonstandard/master.cfg
+++ b/master-docker-nonstandard/master.cfg
@@ -276,24 +276,6 @@ for w in (6, 7):
         save_packages=False,
     )
 
-## hz-bbw2-docker
-c["workers"].append(
-    worker.DockerLatentWorker(
-        "release-prep-docker",
-        None,
-        docker_host=config["private"]["docker_workers"]["release-prep-docker"],
-        image=os.environ["CONTAINER_REGISTRY_URL"] + "debian12-release",
-        followStartupLogs=False,
-        autopull=True,
-        alwaysPull=True,
-        masterFQDN=FQDN,
-        hostconfig={"shm_size": "1G"},
-        max_builds=1,
-        build_wait_timeout=0,
-        properties={"jobs": 4, "save_packages": True},
-    )
-)
-
 ####### FACTORY CODE
 
 f_quick_build = getQuickBuildFactory("nm", mtrDbPool)
@@ -1249,12 +1231,3 @@ c["builders"].append(
     )
 )
 
-c["builders"].append(
-    util.BuilderConfig(
-        name="release-prep",
-        workernames=["release-prep-docker"],
-        tags=["Release"],
-        collapseRequests=True,
-        factory=f_prep_local,
-    )
-)
diff --git a/master-private.cfg-sample b/master-private.cfg-sample
index fbc75f2cb..ada32e9c8 100644
--- a/master-private.cfg-sample
+++ b/master-private.cfg-sample
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ private["docker_workers"]= {
     "s390x-bbw6-docker":"tcp://IP_address:port", # ibm-s390x-ubuntu2404-01 (.39)
     "s390x-bbw7-docker":"tcp://IP_address:port", # ibm-s390x-ubuntu2404-02 (.40)
     "aws-bbw1-docker":"tcp://IP_address:port",
-    "release-prep-docker":"tcp://IP_address:port",
 }
 
 private["worker_name_mapping"] = {
diff --git a/schedulers_definition.py b/schedulers_definition.py
index 1754d5032..d822c7a57 100644
--- a/schedulers_definition.py
+++ b/schedulers_definition.py
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ def wordpressBuilders(props: IProperties) -> list[str]:
     schedulers.Triggerable(name="s_eco", builderNames=ecoBuilders),
     schedulers.Triggerable(name="s_dockerlibrary", builderNames=dockerLibraryBuilders),
     schedulers.Triggerable(name="s_wordpress", builderNames=wordpressBuilders),
-    schedulers.Triggerable(name="s_release_prep", builderNames=["release-prep"]),
     schedulers.Triggerable(
         name="s_jepsen", builderNames=["amd64-ubuntu-2204-jepsen-mariadb"]
     ),