diff --git a/script/electron-builder-linux.yml b/script/electron-builder-linux.yml
index a638a0bb96d..94067f6121f 100644
--- a/script/electron-builder-linux.yml
+++ b/script/electron-builder-linux.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ linux:
   target:
     - deb
     - rpm
-    - snap
     - AppImage
   maintainer: 'GitHub, Inc <opensource+desktop@github.com>'
 deb:
diff --git a/script/package.ts b/script/package.ts
index 9586b6669a3..b7c34acfd45 100644
--- a/script/package.ts
+++ b/script/package.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ import * as path from 'path'
 import * as crypto from 'crypto'
 import * as electronInstaller from 'electron-winstaller'
 import * as glob from 'glob'
-import * as YAML from 'yaml'
-const rimraf = require('rimraf')
 
-import { getProductName, getCompanyName, getVersion } from '../app/package-info'
+import { getProductName, getCompanyName } from '../app/package-info'
 import {
   getDistPath,
   getDistRoot,
@@ -148,54 +146,6 @@ function getSha256Checksum(fullPath: string): Promise<string> {
   })
 }
 
-function throwIfError(command: string, args: string[]) {
-  const { error } = cp.spawnSync(command, args, { stdio: 'inherit' })
-
-  if (error != null) {
-    throw error
-  }
-}
-
-function workaroundForSnapPackage() {
-  const distRoot = getDistRoot()
-
-  const snapArchive = path.join(
-    distRoot,
-    `GitHubDesktop-linux-${getVersion()}.snap`
-  )
-  const snapFileSystem = path.join(distRoot, 'unsquashfs-root')
-
-  throwIfError('unsquashfs', [
-    '-dest',
-    snapFileSystem,
-    '-no-progress',
-    snapArchive,
-  ])
-
-  const snapMetaYaml = path.join(snapFileSystem, 'meta', 'snap.yaml')
-
-  const yamlText = fs.readFileSync(snapMetaYaml, 'utf8')
-  const yaml = YAML.parse(yamlText)
-
-  // regenerate the YAML without whatever electron-builder has included for the plugs
-  // element, because a package using the strict enclosure should not define this
-  const yamlWithoutPlugs = {
-    ...yaml,
-    apps: {
-      'github-desktop': {
-        command: 'command.sh',
-      },
-    },
-  }
-
-  const newYaml = YAML.stringify(yamlWithoutPlugs)
-  fs.writeFileSync(snapMetaYaml, newYaml, 'utf8')
-
-  throwIfError('snapcraft', ['pack', snapFileSystem, '--output', snapArchive])
-
-  rimraf.sync(snapFileSystem)
-}
-
 function generateChecksums() {
   const distRoot = getDistRoot()
 
@@ -252,7 +202,5 @@ function packageLinux() {
     throw error
   }
 
-  workaroundForSnapPackage()
-
   generateChecksums()
 }