diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 249450a4666..9f78018049d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p /go/src/github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk
           cp -r ./* /go/src/github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk
           find /go/src -name vendor | xargs --no-run-if-empty -d'\n' rm -rf
-          rm -rf vendor
           git config --global url."https://${{ secrets.ORG_GH_TOKEN }}@github.com".insteadOf "https://github.com"
           git config --global --add safe.directory /go/src/github.com/TykTechnologies/tyk
           goreleaser release --clean -f ${{ matrix.goreleaser }} ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && ' --snapshot' || '' }}' | tee /tmp/build.sh