diff --git a/scripts/grunt/release_task.js b/scripts/grunt/release_task.js
index a96877b7ca4..3cc820700d5 100644
--- a/scripts/grunt/release_task.js
+++ b/scripts/grunt/release_task.js
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
   'use strict';
 
   // build then zip
-  grunt.registerTask('release', ['build', 'build-post-process', 'compress:release']);
+  grunt.registerTask('release', ['build', 'build-post-process']);
 
   // package into archives
-  grunt.registerTask('package', ['clean:temp', 'build-post-process', 'compress:release']);
+  grunt.registerTask('package', ['clean:temp', 'build-post-process']);
 
   grunt.registerTask('build-post-process', function() {
     grunt.config('copy.public_to_temp', {