diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 31154431ae..99b2f163c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -51,16 +51,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: main
 
-      - run: |
-          if [[ -z $PRIOR_VERSION_WHEN_PATCH ]]; then
-            # not making a patch release
-            if ! grep --quiet "^## Version ${STABLE_VERSION}/${UNSTABLE_VERSION} " CHANGELOG.md; then
-              echo the pull request generated by prepare-release-branch.yml needs to be merged first
-            fi
-            grep "^## Version ${STABLE_VERSION}/${UNSTABLE_VERSION} " CHANGELOG.md
-            cat CHANGELOG.md
-          fi
-
         # back to the release branch
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3