diff --git a/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-ci.js b/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-ci.js
index 3ec76a6a7a..d10444145e 100755
--- a/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-ci.js
+++ b/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-ci.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const downloadBuildArtifacts = require('./shared-commands/download-build-artifac
 const parseParams = require('./shared-commands/parse-params');
 const printPrereleaseSummary = require('./shared-commands/print-prerelease-summary');
 const testPackagingFixture = require('./shared-commands/test-packaging-fixture');
-const testTracingFixture = require('./shared-commands/test-tracing-fixture');
 
 const run = async () => {
   try {
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ const run = async () => {
 
     if (!params.skipTests) {
       await testPackagingFixture(params);
-      await testTracingFixture(params);
     }
 
     await printPrereleaseSummary(params, false);
diff --git a/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm.js b/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm.js
index 0b0261b685..faada23d2b 100755
--- a/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm.js
+++ b/scripts/release/prepare-release-from-npm.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const guessStableVersionNumbers = require('./prepare-release-from-npm-commands/g
 const parseParams = require('./prepare-release-from-npm-commands/parse-params');
 const printPrereleaseSummary = require('./shared-commands/print-prerelease-summary');
 const testPackagingFixture = require('./shared-commands/test-packaging-fixture');
-const testTracingFixture = require('./shared-commands/test-tracing-fixture');
 const updateStableVersionNumbers = require('./prepare-release-from-npm-commands/update-stable-version-numbers');
 const theme = require('./theme');
 
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ const run = async () => {
 
     if (!params.skipTests) {
       await testPackagingFixture(params);
-      await testTracingFixture(params);
     }
 
     await printPrereleaseSummary(params, true);