diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fc6e7de6a36..908c83dbbfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ env:
   GO_VER: 1.18.7
   ALPINE_VER: 3.16
   FABRIC_VER: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-  DOCKER_REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  DOCKER_REGISTRY: docker.io
 
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bc702312b2b..6516554ab74 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ PROJECT_VERSION=$(FABRIC_VER)-snapshot-$(EXTRA_VERSION)
 TWO_DIGIT_VERSION = $(shell echo $(FABRIC_VER) | sed -e  's/^v\(.*\)/\1/' | cut -d '.' -f 1,2)
 
 PKGNAME = github.com/hyperledger/fabric
-
-# x86_64 or aarch64 in linux, amd64 or arm64 on darwin
-UNAME_ARCH=$(shell uname -m)
-# amd64 or arm64
 ARCH=$(shell go env GOARCH)
 MARCH=$(shell go env GOOS)-$(shell go env GOARCH)