diff --git a/tools/ansible/release.yml b/tools/ansible/release.yml
index e604d16fe6..08fa5a5342 100644
--- a/tools/ansible/release.yml
+++ b/tools/ansible/release.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@
       tag_name: "{{ version }}"
       draft: true
   tasks:
-    - name: Prepare Release Data
-      set_fact:
-        payload:
-          body: "{{ lookup('file', changelog_path) }}"
-          name: "{{ version }}"
-          tag_name: "{{ version }}"
-          draft: true
-
     - name: Publish Release
       uri:
         url: "https://api.github.com/repos/{{ repo }}/releases"