diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index f406d71..b6ecf59 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -113,21 +113,7 @@ jobs:
               echo "short_sha=$SHORT_SHA"
             } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-            # ⏳ Wait for Upstream Packages/Images if Tagged
-            if [[ "${{ github.ref_type }}" == "tag" ]]; then
-              echo "🔎 Checking for @mintel dependencies in package.json..."
-              UPSTREAM_VERSION=$(grep -o '"@mintel/.*": "[^"]*"' package.json | head -1 | cut -d'"' -f4 | sed 's/\^//; s/\~//')
-              TAG_TO_WAIT="v$UPSTREAM_VERSION"
-              
-              if [[ -n "$UPSTREAM_VERSION" && "$UPSTREAM_VERSION" != "workspace:"* ]]; then
-                echo "⏳ This release depends on @mintel v$UPSTREAM_VERSION. Waiting for upstream build..."
-                curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
-                  "https://git.infra.mintel.me/mmintel/at-mintel/raw/branch/main/packages/infra/scripts/wait-for-upstream.sh" > wait-for-upstream.sh
-                chmod +x wait-for-upstream.sh
-                
-                GITEA_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} ./wait-for-upstream.sh "mmintel/at-mintel" "$TAG_TO_WAIT"
-              fi
-            fi
+
           else
              echo "target=skip" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi