diff --git a/tools/devtool b/tools/devtool
index 827d9b5712be..3a2a053348b3 100755
--- a/tools/devtool
+++ b/tools/devtool
@@ -486,11 +486,6 @@ cmd_build() {
 }
 
 function cmd_make_release {
-    OPTS="--reruns=7"
-    # run build tests first so that functional tests reuse compilation artifacts
-    cmd_test -- $OPTS --json-report-file=../test_results/test-report-perf+build.json integration_tests/{build,performance} || die "Tests failed!"
-    cmd_test -- $OPTS --json-report-file=../test_results/test-report-functional+security.json -n8 --dist=worksteal integration_tests/{functional,security,style} || die "Tests failed!"
-
     run_devctr \
         --user "$(id -u):$(id -g)" \
         --workdir "$CTR_FC_ROOT_DIR" \
diff --git a/tools/release.sh b/tools/release.sh
index 45a48209f902..85ed4bb8490e 100755
--- a/tools/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release.sh
@@ -163,9 +163,6 @@ cp -v -t "$RELEASE_DIR" LICENSE NOTICE THIRD-PARTY
 check_swagger_artifact src/api_server/swagger/firecracker.yaml "$VERSION"
 cp -v src/api_server/swagger/firecracker.yaml "$RELEASE_DIR/firecracker_spec-$VERSION.yaml"
 
-cp -v test_results/test-report-functional+security.json "$RELEASE_DIR/"
-cp -v test_results/test-report-perf+build.json "$RELEASE_DIR/"
-
 (
     cd "$RELEASE_DIR"
     find . -type f -not -name "SHA256SUMS" |sort |xargs sha256sum >SHA256SUMS