diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 8c3765900aa..2322e6159b3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -440,16 +440,6 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             should_release || exit 0
             yarn-project/deploy_npm.sh latest
-      - run:
-          name: "Release canary to NPM: l1-contracts"
-          command: |
-            should_release || exit 0
-            deploy_npm l1-contracts canary
-      - run:
-          name: "Release latest to NPM: l1-contracts"
-          command: |
-            should_release || exit 0
-            deploy_npm l1-contracts latest
       - run:
           name: "Update aztec-up"
           command: |