diff --git a/kokoro/release_maven.sh b/kokoro/release_maven.sh
index 8b8caaa..617766f 100644
--- a/kokoro/release_maven.sh
+++ b/kokoro/release_maven.sh
@@ -68,15 +68,6 @@ if [[ "${IS_KOKORO}" == "true" ]]; then
     "${KOKORO_KEYSTORE_DIR}/70968_tink_dev_maven_pgp_passphrase")"
 fi
 
-# Check for dependencies in TINK_BASE_DIR. Any that aren't present will be
-# downloaded. This is for manual runs only, on Kokoro this is a noop.
-./kokoro/testutils/fetch_git_repo_if_not_present.sh "${TINK_BASE_DIR}" \
-  "https://github.com/tink-crypto/tink-java"
-# Use tink-java that is made available by Kokoro or the one fetched above if
-# running locally.
-./kokoro/testutils/replace_http_archive_with_local_repository.py \
-  -f "WORKSPACE" -t "${TINK_BASE_DIR}"
-
 ./maven/maven_deploy_library.sh "${MAVEN_DEPLOY_LIBRARY_OPTIONS[@]}" \
   -n paymentmethodtoken/maven release apps-paymentmethodtoken \
   maven/tink-java-apps-paymentmethodtoken.pom.xml "${RELEASE_VERSION}"