diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-manual-create-prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/on-manual-create-prerelease.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d0cb55529b..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/on-manual-create-prerelease.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-name: manually create prerelease
-
-on:
-  # Workflow dispatch is used for manual triggers
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  release-please:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/release-please.yml
-    with:
-      versioning_strategy: 'prerelease'
-    secrets: inherit
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index bf7ae1514f..0ce036faa8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ on:
           - always-bump-patch
           - always-bump-minor
           - always-bump-major
-          - prerelease
 
   # Workflow call is used for called from another workflow
   workflow_call:
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
             src/libecalc/version.py
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Create vX.Y release branch (for simpler patching) - if normal release (not patching)
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created && env.VERSIONING_STRATEGY != 'always-bump-patch' && env.VERSIONING_STRATEGY != 'prerelease' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created && env.VERSIONING_STRATEGY != 'always-bump-patch' }}
         run: |
             git checkout -b release/v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} ${{ steps.release.outputs.sha }}
             git push -u origin release/v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}
@@ -63,11 +62,11 @@ jobs:
     uses: equinor/ecalc/.github/workflows/publish.yml@main
     secrets:
         pypi_token: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
-    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created && inputs.versioning_strategy != 'prerelease' }}
+    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
 
   create-jira-release:
     needs: release-please
-    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created && inputs.versioning_strategy != 'prerelease' }}
+    if: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.release_created }}
     secrets:
       jira_release_webhook: ${{ secrets.JIRA_RELEASE_WEBHOOK }}
     uses: equinor/ecalc/.github/workflows/create-jira-release.yml@main