diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7b31235..9587e8c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "build": "tsup",
     "prepare": "husky",
     "publish-test": "clean-publish --without-publish",
-    "release": "node ./tools/clean-banner.js && bumpp package.json --commit --push --tag && tsup && clean-publish && node ./tools/return-banner.js",
+    "release": "bumpp package.json --commit --push --tag && tsup && clean-publish",
     "test": "vitest --no-isolate"
   },
   "main": "./dist/index.cjs",
diff --git a/tools/clean-banner.js b/tools/clean-banner.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e15e04d..0000000
--- a/tools/clean-banner.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
-
-const readme = readFileSync('README.md', 'utf8')
-writeFileSync(
-  'README.md',
-  readme.replace(
-    '[![Pheno Agency](/banner.svg)](https://pheno.agency)\n\n',
-    ''
-  ),
-  'utf8'
-)
diff --git a/tools/return-banner.js b/tools/return-banner.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d4e0d6b..0000000
--- a/tools/return-banner.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
-
-const readme = readFileSync('README.md', 'utf8')
-writeFileSync(
-  'README.md',
-  '[![Pheno Agency](/banner.svg)](https://pheno.agency)\n\n' + readme,
-  'utf8'
-)