diff --git a/.githooks/ensure_release_tag b/.githooks/ensure_release_tag
deleted file mode 100755
index 7d195756..00000000
--- a/.githooks/ensure_release_tag
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Pushing a release branch requires an annotated tag at the released commit
-branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
-
-if [[ $branch =~ master ]]; then
-  # check if HEAD commit is tagged
-  if ! git describe --exact-match HEAD; then
-    echo "Commits to master must be tagged"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-elif [[ $branch =~ release/* ]]; then
-  IFS=/ read -r branch rel_ver <<< ${branch}
-  tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
-  if [[ "${rel_ver}" != "${tag}" ]]; then
-    echo "release/${rel_ver} branches must have annotated tag ${rel_ver}"
-    echo "git tag -am\"${rel_ver}\" ${rel_ver}"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-fi
diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
index f70b2dfc..60e037fc 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -59,4 +59,3 @@ EOF
     exit 1
 fi
 
-.githooks/ensure_release_tag