diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dc6e4c6e..f415cb6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    - name: black
-      uses: psf/black@stable # Black
-      with:
-        version: "22.6.0"
-        options: "--check --extend-exclude tests/escript/scripts/"
     - name: Setup env
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip