diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index aa6ba1b..49efb1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install build
-    - name: inject readme into setup.py long_description
-      run: |
-        python -c "import os; from setuptools import setup; setup(long_description=open('README.md').read())"
-     
     - name: Build package
       run: python -m build
     - name: Publish package