diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index f6bbb5b8..96e17145 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ steps:
   image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
   pull: always
   commands:
-  - |
-    export VALID_TAG=$(cat .version 2> /dev/null) && [ -n "$VALID_TAG" ] || (echo 'No release tag - exiting'; exit 0)
   - |
     wget https://github.com/jqlang/jq/releases/download/jq-1.6/jq-linux64 -qO /bin/jq
     chmod +x /bin/jq
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ steps:
     /kaniko/executor \
       --dockerfile=Dockerfile \
       --context=dir://. \
-      --destination=bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/library/pinniped-server:latest \
+      --destination=bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/library/pinniped-server:latest
   environment:
     HARBOR_USERNAME:
       from_secret: harbor_username