diff --git a/gradle/release.gradle b/gradle/release.gradle
index 526ebeb..5b1d677 100644
--- a/gradle/release.gradle
+++ b/gradle/release.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ gradle.taskGraph.whenReady( { graph ->
     it.name.toLowerCase().contains("dist")
   }.each { archive ->
     archive.doLast {
-      ant.checksum file:"${archive.archivePath}", algorithm:"md5", format: 'MD5SUM'
       ant.checksum file:"${archive.archivePath}", algorithm:"sha-256", format: 'MD5SUM', fileext:".sha256"
       signing {
         required { project.hasProperty("signArchives") }