diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 8329b6ec6a057..6f11705c305f4 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -165,12 +165,6 @@ if [[ ${script_check} = 1 ]] && [[ -n ${script_diff} ]]; then
 	error "Release script is out-of-date. Please check out the latest version and try again."
 fi
 
-# Make sure no other remote release contains this ref.
-release_contains_ref="$(git branch --remotes --contains "${ref}" --list "${remote}/release/*" --format='%(refname)')"
-if [[ -n ${release_contains_ref} ]]; then
-	error "Ref ${ref_name} is already part of another release: $(git describe --always "${ref}") on ${release_contains_ref#"refs/remotes/${remote}/"}."
-fi
-
 log "Checking GitHub for latest release(s)..."
 
 # Check the latest version tag from GitHub (by version) using the API.
diff --git a/scripts/release/tag_version.sh b/scripts/release/tag_version.sh
index 2bf3e88646cc2..7a76469ce47ed 100755
--- a/scripts/release/tag_version.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/tag_version.sh
@@ -171,10 +171,6 @@ else
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	if [[ -n ${remote_branch_exists} ]]; then
-		error "Release branch ${release_branch} already exists on remote, please check your ref."
-	fi
-
 	if [[ -n ${local_branch_exists} ]]; then
 		# If it exists, ensure that this release branch points to the provided ref.
 		release_branch_ref=$(git rev-parse "${release_branch}")