diff --git a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/ApproveCoreRelease.java b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/ApproveCoreRelease.java
index 6d1df67..0173e3d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/ApproveCoreRelease.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/ApproveCoreRelease.java
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ public boolean shouldContinueAfterPause(Context context, Commands commands,
     @Override
     public int run(Context context, Commands commands, ReleaseInformation releaseInformation, ReleaseStatus releaseStatus,
             GHIssue issue, UpdatedIssueBody updatedIssueBody) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
-        issue.comment(":white_check_mark: Core release is approved, proceeding...");
         return 0;
     }