diff --git a/cmd/release/README.md b/cmd/release/README.md
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-<!-- Auto-generated by x/build/update-readmes.go -->
-
-[![Go Reference](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/golang.org/x/build/cmd/release.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/build/cmd/release)
-
-# golang.org/x/build/cmd/release
-
-Command release was used to build Go releases before relui fully replaced its functionality.
diff --git a/cmd/release/release.go b/cmd/release/release.go
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-// Copyright 2015 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-// Command release was used to build Go releases before relui fully replaced its functionality.
-//
-// Deprecated: Use relui instead.
-package main
-
-import (
-	"flag"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	flag.Usage = func() {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Command golang.org/x/build/cmd/release is deprecated.")
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Use golang.org/x/build/cmd/relui instead.")
-		flag.PrintDefaults()
-	}
-	flag.Parse()
-
-	flag.Usage()
-	os.Exit(1)
-}