diff --git a/forgejo-release.sh b/forgejo-release.sh
index be7de5a..4eb3ad4 100755
--- a/forgejo-release.sh
+++ b/forgejo-release.sh
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ maybe_override() {
 	return
     fi
     api DELETE repos/$REPO/releases/tags/$TAG >& /dev/null || true
-    api DELETE repos/$REPO/tags/$TAG >& /dev/null || true
 }
 
 upload() {