diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index aec1a2d3..7e79886b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm install --no-package-lock --no-save replace-in-file@6.2.0
           node ./.github/scripts/update-version-in-files.js
-          npx grunt wp_readme
+          #npx grunt wp_readme
       - name: Check if readme.txt update
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 33db54b1..d3e25878 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -119,25 +119,12 @@ module.exports = function( grunt ) {
 				expand: true,
 			},
 		},
-
-		wp_readme_to_markdown: {
-			readme: {
-				files: {
-					'README.md': 'readme.txt',
-				},
-			},
-		},
-
 	} );
 
 	grunt.registerTask( 'i18n', [
 		'checktextdomain',
 	] );
 
-	grunt.registerTask( 'wp_readme', [
-		'wp_readme_to_markdown',
-	] );
-
 	grunt.registerTask( 'styles', [
 		'sass',
 		'postcss',
@@ -147,6 +134,5 @@ module.exports = function( grunt ) {
 	grunt.registerTask( 'default', [
 		'i18n',
 		'styles',
-		'wp_readme',
 	] );
 };