diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 317a40caf3..f6a8994c16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -164,11 +164,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
-      # - name: Self-test release-notes checker
-      #   run: |
-      #     pip install pytest
-      #     pytest ci/tools/tests
-
       - name: Check versioned release notes exist
         run: |
           python ci/tools/check_release_notes.py \