diff --git a/.github/release-please.yml b/.github/release-please.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f18bc7a70..000000000
--- a/.github/release-please.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-primaryBranch: develop
-releaseType: node
-packageName: blockly
-manifest: true
-manifestConfig: release-please-config.json
-manifestFile: .release-please-manifest.json
-handleGHRelease: true
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 32ac6588b..000000000
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  ".": "8.0.0"
-}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a90aca04..000000000
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "packages": {
-    ".": {}
-  },
-  "draft": true
-}