diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-rust.yml b/.github/workflows/release-rust.yml
index 69e77ae4..a4562077 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-rust.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: read
       id-token: write
     env:
-      CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
       PYO3_PYTHON: python
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -53,13 +52,6 @@ jobs:
         # shipped, so this is safe to run on every push.
         run: cargo publish --dry-run -p agntcy-shadi-agent-secrets
 
-      - name: Require crates.io publish token
-        run: |
-          if [ -z "${CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN}" ]; then
-            echo "::error::CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN is not configured. Set the repository secret to allow release-plz to publish crates."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
       - name: Run release-plz publish
         id: release-plz
         uses: release-plz/action@2eb1d8bcb770b4c48ccfaad919734b38b51958c9 # v0.5.131