diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e119b4d992fce2..28542ef8f3ecf6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 				"@typescript/native": "npm:typescript@^7.0.2",
 				"@wordpress/env": "file:./packages/env",
 				"@wordpress/eslint-tools": "file:./tools/eslint",
-				"@wordpress/release-tools": "file:./tools/release",
 				"@wordpress/scripts": "file:./packages/scripts",
 				"@wordpress/stylelint-tools": "file:./tools/stylelint",
 				"concurrently": "^9.2.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d183a06427001a..6011e0c9d1db8c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
 		"@typescript/native": "npm:typescript@^7.0.2",
 		"@wordpress/env": "file:./packages/env",
 		"@wordpress/eslint-tools": "file:./tools/eslint",
-		"@wordpress/release-tools": "file:./tools/release",
 		"@wordpress/scripts": "file:./packages/scripts",
 		"@wordpress/stylelint-tools": "file:./tools/stylelint",
 		"concurrently": "^9.2.1",