diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 5fb3cee20a8..afa440e9753 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -2868,17 +2868,6 @@ steps:
       from_secret: prerelease_bucket
   image: grafana/grafana-ci-deploy:1.3.3
   name: upload-cdn-assets-enterprise2
-- commands:
-  - ./bin/grabpl artifacts npm store --tag ${DRONE_TAG}
-  depends_on:
-  - build-frontend-packages
-  environment:
-    GCP_KEY:
-      from_secret: gcp_key
-    PRERELEASE_BUCKET:
-      from_secret: prerelease_bucket
-  image: grafana/build-container:1.6.4
-  name: store-npm-packages
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build upload-packages --edition enterprise2
   depends_on:
@@ -6317,6 +6306,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: packages_secret_access_key
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: 1eca02a75c7e67666e8be67a9f121b9a70f5c280ee4d231a647be9d696e267dc
+hmac: e7746a4b35fba9e1a7cb3096b947a874786b082f41e4252448ac6acde7ee3ccf
 
 ...
diff --git a/scripts/drone/events/release.star b/scripts/drone/events/release.star
index a0049840a0d..702e59dd7b6 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/events/release.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/events/release.star
@@ -300,11 +300,8 @@ def enterprise_pipelines(ver_mode=ver_mode, trigger=release_trigger):
         ])
     if should_publish:
         publish_step = store_storybook_step(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode)
-        store_npm_step = store_npm_packages_step()
         if publish_step:
             publish_steps.append(publish_step)
-        if store_npm_step:
-            publish_steps.append(store_npm_step)
     windows_package_steps = get_windows_steps(edition=edition, ver_mode=ver_mode)
 
     if should_upload: