diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_eslint_plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/release_eslint_plugin.yml
index 7bc2f6b7ebd..29c696aab98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_eslint_plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_eslint_plugin.yml
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ jobs:
           jfrog rt npm-ci
           npm version $RELEASE_TAG
           npm run build
-          cp .npmrc ./lib/.npmrc
-          cd lib/
           npm publish
           jfrog rt npm-publish --build-name=eslint-plugin-sonarjs --build-number=${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}
           jfrog rt build-publish eslint-plugin-sonarjs ${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}