diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f7479c45b..0c1b3e096 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-      - run: cp jni/deltachat-core-rust/rust-toolchain .
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
         with: