diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 77afa62c215..6d6b5e7785f 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -829,12 +829,6 @@ steps:
   - yarn install --immutable
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.5
   name: initialize
-- commands:
-  - ./bin/grabpl verify-drone
-  depends_on:
-  - grabpl
-  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
-  name: lint-drone
 - commands:
   - |-
     echo -e "unknwon
@@ -1219,12 +1213,6 @@ steps:
   - grabpl
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.5
   name: initialize
-- commands:
-  - ./bin/grabpl verify-drone
-  depends_on:
-  - grabpl
-  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
-  name: lint-drone
 - commands:
   - |-
     echo -e "unknwon
@@ -1786,12 +1774,6 @@ steps:
   - yarn install --immutable
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.5
   name: initialize
-- commands:
-  - ./bin/grabpl verify-drone
-  depends_on:
-  - grabpl
-  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
-  name: lint-drone
 - commands:
   - |-
     echo -e "unknwon
@@ -2165,12 +2147,6 @@ steps:
   - grabpl
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.5
   name: initialize
-- commands:
-  - ./bin/grabpl verify-drone
-  depends_on:
-  - grabpl
-  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
-  name: lint-drone
 - commands:
   - |-
     echo -e "unknwon
@@ -2729,12 +2705,6 @@ steps:
   - yarn install --immutable
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.5
   name: initialize
-- commands:
-  - ./bin/grabpl verify-drone
-  depends_on:
-  - grabpl
-  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
-  name: lint-drone
 - commands:
   - |-
     echo -e "unknwon
@@ -3080,12 +3050,6 @@ steps:
   - grabpl
   image: grafana/build-container:1.4.5
   name: initialize
-- commands:
-  - ./bin/grabpl verify-drone
-  depends_on:
-  - grabpl
-  image: byrnedo/alpine-curl:0.1.8
-  name: lint-drone
 - commands:
   - |-
     echo -e "unknwon
@@ -3582,6 +3546,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: drone_token
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: b7bd92dbb29abce13354763502ec83aeb6ad6a190193d4d6ac122753b533ceee
+hmac: e3031b1f6977cc403c3d24244d8d149b8bc258e74d75c8735c31232d43109ebf
 
 ...
diff --git a/scripts/drone/pipelines/release.star b/scripts/drone/pipelines/release.star
index 1e6216dcf34..369d85a233c 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/release.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/release.star
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ def get_steps(edition, ver_mode):
         tries = 5
 
     steps = [
-        lint_drone_step(),
         codespell_step(),
         shellcheck_step(),
         lint_backend_step(edition=edition),