diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/check_version.py b/.github/workflows/scripts/check_version.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 517f5d727..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/check_version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
-import sys
-from typing import Optional
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-
-
-@dataclass
-class Version:
-    major: int
-    minor: int
-    patch: int
-    pre_release_tag: Optional[str] = None
-    build_number: Optional[int] = None
-
-    @property
-    def pre_release_priority(self) -> int:
-        if self.pre_release_tag == "alpha":
-            return 1
-        if self.pre_release_tag == "beta":
-            return 2
-        return 10
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def parse_version_slug(version_slug: str) -> "Version":
-        members = version_slug.split(".")
-        assert 3 <= len(members) <= 4
-        if len(members) == 3:
-            major, minor, patch = members
-            return Version(int(major), int(minor), int(patch))
-
-        else:
-            major, minor, patch_and_pre, build = members
-            patch, pre = patch_and_pre.split("-")
-            return Version(int(major), int(minor), int(patch), pre, int(build))
-
-    def __gt__(self, other):
-        if not isinstance(other, Version):
-            raise ValueError(f"cannot compare with {other}")
-
-        if self.major > other.major:
-            return True
-        if self.major < other.major:
-            return False
-
-        if self.minor > other.minor:
-            return True
-        if self.minor < other.minor:
-            return False
-
-        if self.patch > other.patch:
-            return True
-        if self.patch < other.patch:
-            return False
-
-        if self.pre_release_tag == other.pre_release_tag:
-            if self.build_number > other.build_number:
-                return True
-            if self.build_number < other.build_number:
-                return False
-
-        if self.pre_release_priority > other.pre_release_priority:
-            return True
-        if self.pre_release_priority < other.pre_release_priority:
-            return False
-
-        return True
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    print("\nStarting version compare\n")
-    args = sys.argv[1:]
-    assert len(args) == 2
-
-    current_version_slug, target_version_slug = args
-
-    print(
-        f"comparing current version {current_version_slug} with target {target_version_slug}"
-    )
-
-    current_version = Version.parse_version_slug(current_version_slug)
-    target_version = Version.parse_version_slug(target_version_slug)
-
-    if target_version > current_version:
-        print("target version is newer\n")
-        exit(0)
-
-    print("current version is newer\n")
-    exit(1)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/publish_helm_chart_commit.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/publish_helm_chart_commit.sh
index fdb3374ce..500d11033 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/publish_helm_chart_commit.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/publish_helm_chart_commit.sh
@@ -34,19 +34,6 @@ yq e -i ".appVersion = \"${RELEASE_VERSION}\"" "${GIT_ROOT}/utils/helm/speckle-s
 yq e -i ".docker_image_tag = \"${RELEASE_VERSION}\"" "${GIT_ROOT}/utils/helm/speckle-server/values.yaml"
 
 if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" == refs/tags/* || "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" == "${HELM_STABLE_BRANCH}" ]]; then
-  echo "⚠️ prod release ${RELEASE_VERSION}"
-  # before overwriting the chart with the build version, check if the current chart version
-  # is not newer than the currently build one
-
-  CURRENT_VERSION="$(grep ^version "${GIT_HELM}/charts/speckle-server/Chart.yaml"  | grep -o '2\..*')"
-  echo "ℹ️ Current version ${CURRENT_VERSION}"
-
-  "${GIT_ROOT}/.github/workflows/scripts/check_version.py" "${CURRENT_VERSION}" "${RELEASE_VERSION}"
-  if [ $? -eq 1 ]
-  then
-    echo "The current helm chart version '${CURRENT_VERSION}' is newer than the version '${RELEASE_VERSION}' we are attempting to publish. Exiting"
-    exit 1
-  fi
   rm -rf "${GIT_HELM}/charts/speckle-server"
   cp -r "${GIT_ROOT}/utils/helm/speckle-server" "${GIT_HELM}/charts/speckle-server"
 else