diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3f899c5f..c4993d7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -36,25 +36,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-      # Check whether gradle.properties version has been released already
-      # This prevents accidently publish same version
-      # Only check binary for arithmetic as all published together and arithmetic is the first
-      - name: Check existing release
-        run: |
-          # Check whether version contains SNAPSHOT
-          grep "^version" gradle.properties | grep -q SNAPSHOT || {
-            # Extract version from gradle.properties
-            VERSION=$(grep "^version" gradle.properties | sed 's|^version=\(.*\)$|\1|g')
-            echo "Query for version [$VERSION]"
-            curl --head -L --silent --output /dev/null --fail "$ART_URL/$VERSION" &&  {
-              echo "ERROR: Binary arithmetic already exists for version [$VERSION]"
-              echo "ERROR: Blocking republishing same version to the Besu Artifactory"
-              echo "url $ART_URL/$VERSION"
-              exit 1
-            }
-          }
-        env:
-          ART_URL: 'https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-maven/org/hyperledger/besu/arithmetic'
       - name: Build
         run: ./build.sh
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3.1.0