diff --git a/.github/workflows/webviz-core-components.yml b/.github/workflows/webviz-core-components.yml
index 0fa4b988..ef2835fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/webviz-core-components.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/webviz-core-components.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ jobs:
                   cp ../README.md .
                   npm version --no-git-tag-version ${GITHUB_REF//refs\/tags\//}
                   npm config set '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken' '${NPM_TOKEN}'
-                  npm config set always-auth true
                   # Use 'latest' tag if $NPM_PUBLISH_TAG is not set:
                   npm publish --access public --tag ${NPM_PUBLISH_TAG:-latest}