diff --git a/.github/build_and_publish/cloudbuild.yaml b/.github/build_and_publish/cloudbuild.yaml
index 5fda3db..2decca2 100644
--- a/.github/build_and_publish/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/.github/build_and_publish/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,4 @@
 steps:
-# Create Artifact Registry repository if it doesn't exist
-- name: 'gcr.io/google.com/cloudsdktool/cloud-sdk'
-  entrypoint: 'bash'
-  args:
-    - '-c'
-    - |
-      if ! gcloud artifacts repositories describe ${_REPOSITORY_NAME} --location=${_REGION}; then
-        gcloud artifacts repositories create ${_REPOSITORY_NAME} \
-          --repository-format=docker \
-          --location=${_REGION} \
-      fi
 # Build the Docker image
 - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker'
   args: [