diff --git a/rules/rules_task/BUILD.bazel b/rules/rules_task/BUILD.bazel
index ee5167f00..9c0dc2cb1 100644
--- a/rules/rules_task/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/rules/rules_task/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 load("@rules_task//tools:defs.bzl", "compile_pip_requirements")
-load("@npm//:defs.bzl", "npm_link_all_packages")
-load("@npm//:semantic-release/package_json.bzl", semantic_release_bin = "bin")
 load(":defs.bzl", "cmd", "task")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
@@ -16,26 +14,3 @@ compile_pip_requirements(
     requirements_in = "requirements.in",
     requirements_txt = "requirements.txt",
 )
-
-semantic_release_bin.semantic_release_binary(
-    name = "semantic-release_bin",
-    log_level = "debug",
-)
-
-task(
-    name = "release",
-    cmds = [
-        cmd.shell(
-            cmd.executable(":semantic-release_bin"),
-            "$CLI_ARGS",
-        ),
-    ],
-    cwd = "$(dirname $(readlink -f $RELEASERC))",
-    env = {
-        "RELEASERC": cmd.file(".releaserc"),
-        "BAZEL_BINDIR": ".",
-    },
-)
-
-npm_link_all_packages(
-)
diff --git a/rules/rules_task/MODULE.bazel b/rules/rules_task/MODULE.bazel
index a071602bd..5fe135771 100644
--- a/rules/rules_task/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/rules/rules_task/MODULE.bazel
@@ -31,27 +31,3 @@ pip.parse(
 )
 
 use_repo(pip, "pip")
-
-# ------------------------------------ rules_js ------------------------------------ #
-bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_js", version = "1.32.6")
-
-npm = use_extension(
-    "@aspect_rules_js//npm:extensions.bzl",
-    "npm",
-)
-
-npm.npm_translate_lock(
-    name = "npm",
-    # Need to configure link_workspace otherwise invocation from setup workspace does not work
-    link_workspace = "rules_task",
-    pnpm_lock = "//:pnpm-lock.yaml",
-    verify_node_modules_ignored = "//:.bazelignore",
-)
-
-use_repo(npm, "npm")
-
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_nodejs", version = "6.0.1")
-
-node = use_extension("@rules_nodejs//nodejs:extensions.bzl", "node")
-
-node.toolchain(node_version = "18.17.1")