diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
index 28b5cca1c2..1b6a34b52a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
@@ -9,56 +9,9 @@ on:
         value: '${{ jobs.publish-bundle.outputs.version }}'
 
 jobs:
-  lint:
-    name: 'Lint'
-    runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
-    steps:
-      - name: 'Checkout'
-        uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
-        with:
-          ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.branch_ref || github.ref }}'
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: 'Set up Node.js'
-        uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions/setup-node@v4.4.0
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
-          cache: 'npm'
-
-      - name: 'Install dependencies'
-        run: 'npm ci'
-
-      - name: 'Validate NOTICES.txt'
-        run: 'git diff --exit-code packages/vscode-ide-companion/NOTICES.txt'
-
-      - name: 'Check lockfile'
-        run: 'npm run check:lockfile'
-
-      - name: 'Install linters'
-        run: 'node scripts/lint.js --setup'
-
-      - name: 'Run ESLint'
-        run: 'node scripts/lint.js --eslint'
-
-      - name: 'Run actionlint'
-        run: 'node scripts/lint.js --actionlint'
-
-      - name: 'Run shellcheck'
-        run: 'node scripts/lint.js --shellcheck'
-
-      - name: 'Run yamllint'
-        run: 'node scripts/lint.js --yamllint'
-
-      - name: 'Run Prettier'
-        run: 'node scripts/lint.js --prettier'
-
-      - name: 'Run sensitive keyword linter'
-        run: 'node scripts/lint.js --sensitive-keywords'
-
   publish-bundle:
     name: 'Publish Bundle'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
-    needs: ['lint']
     outputs:
       version: '${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}'
     permissions: