diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2045056a0..e18bb1e16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install the package
       run: |
         make install
-        make install-spark-ci
 
     - name: Update examples
       run: make examples