diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index ece65a0e0f..b3050aeabc 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -37,18 +37,9 @@ cd $REPO_ROOT/wasm_for_tests
 cargo update -w
 git add Cargo.lock
 git commit --fixup=$HASH_AFTER
-cargo release --execute $VERSION
-make all
-git add ../*.wasm
-git commit --fixup=$HASH_AFTER
-
-# build the wasm checksums (1 fixup)
-cd $REPO_ROOT
-make build-wasm-scripts-docker
-git add wasm/checksums.json
-git commit --fixup=$HASH_AFTER
 
 # update the changelog (1 fixup)
+cd $REPO_ROOT
 unclog release $TAG_NAME
 unclog build > CHANGELOG.md
 git add .changelog CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/wasm/checksums.json b/wasm/checksums.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e2c4dd2c74..0000000000
--- a/wasm/checksums.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "tx_become_validator.wasm": "tx_become_validator.d569a05881708c96425ac9c9417c5e88e1a68087faf6b5732f28d3c64dbcfe21.wasm",
-    "tx_bond.wasm": "tx_bond.7e0682c551312234f2ac18c332ef897e7279378e3e971f2adc76c7e62a2ccc26.wasm",
-    "tx_bridge_pool.wasm": "tx_bridge_pool.d51b4d6ac83f994d3d416980fafcfcc75794c9d2faa4ef28d74ac87dc22d2360.wasm",
-    "tx_change_consensus_key.wasm": "tx_change_consensus_key.13b6dad977d14f0def504691865395523cbc4c7e739df88eb0b51363f147810c.wasm",
-    "tx_change_validator_commission.wasm": "tx_change_validator_commission.7081cf9debef3d8768b770a97f70837b84b4e66ced5da95666cbc67bdd416c44.wasm",
-    "tx_change_validator_metadata.wasm": "tx_change_validator_metadata.e586419bf454e6a70934d1e5883dbdbb62d28babb49da95d0e875aaed3456748.wasm",
-    "tx_claim_rewards.wasm": "tx_claim_rewards.1a2dca54ea6d8074cee7fd281f8b45e12b28457d4b367b917da366577abed074.wasm",
-    "tx_deactivate_validator.wasm": "tx_deactivate_validator.d15295fd37c9ab1c9a4f464b2132cd41ff4f4f42362e7fb88031c62988be3e59.wasm",
-    "tx_ibc.wasm": "tx_ibc.7e6d443616c7711fc66adf85cc76f37b973cab3378a73b7da5faf73d0c3a12b6.wasm",
-    "tx_init_account.wasm": "tx_init_account.2e2b67c73848b647e73d3d7cde19cf00af851a1e0625777c585bd65ce33c9ae9.wasm",
-    "tx_init_proposal.wasm": "tx_init_proposal.eae9a906c1b6ebbbcedd0ffffce35b057e1bb2fbf66f474bec531c5baac1b298.wasm",
-    "tx_reactivate_validator.wasm": "tx_reactivate_validator.5de08115ac8876b4f0268228219b4c6baa6dc7777154c40a7543c62d38855903.wasm",
-    "tx_redelegate.wasm": "tx_redelegate.b605c6745edf3b7a2864e5edf65cbb40bf87c872b3e22ae98e964618059562cf.wasm",
-    "tx_resign_steward.wasm": "tx_resign_steward.de90c2f6db79543403e2dea2579e4a01f217c191dffec6a542ee02b6c7cbd28a.wasm",
-    "tx_reveal_pk.wasm": "tx_reveal_pk.cae15193baad19bee09604c0d77de04ce528a1f4bea1f613dd7ab43b47faed44.wasm",
-    "tx_transfer.wasm": "tx_transfer.8b6255cca6afd87b6d45d17fb57a8cae37d274290633dc7adc8ed4b0b51513e0.wasm",
-    "tx_unbond.wasm": "tx_unbond.d25d812e51b9d1407b5f4a6da300dd6ef53bec7de2ff57ea41437b2eb8c8c40e.wasm",
-    "tx_unjail_validator.wasm": "tx_unjail_validator.d5e52f554184b19db7d9da414893449b0d3b402bc1f7ebb423d913be4c1d780c.wasm",
-    "tx_update_account.wasm": "tx_update_account.9b672d756d6cda79fded73f79867befff8d8e366781d2a1970130e2b83249230.wasm",
-    "tx_update_steward_commission.wasm": "tx_update_steward_commission.e2a0240ab19b78574230dacd2172e68fa03fd246f02c57c33d0074692c1bd44d.wasm",
-    "tx_vote_proposal.wasm": "tx_vote_proposal.e05f791fc421f416b8fcb813b6d5d4e01ea7b21ae2fa6564ef3dc66fdda9f4a2.wasm",
-    "tx_withdraw.wasm": "tx_withdraw.10d059e7d834f423943ac339ad3d226ffeee1fd83134a4a2be57b9eceb9d3768.wasm",
-    "vp_implicit.wasm": "vp_implicit.d0ae30bd4a0cdbb23584e5013828caf439fb9da881cfa83ca5b906e45b13e250.wasm",
-    "vp_user.wasm": "vp_user.3ca2a7038991c4d491acc71ca99519e07820fb0f456237c5789c3f6b95d06e79.wasm"
-}
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