diff --git a/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.test.ts b/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.test.ts
index e79baac01..b23bb2e26 100644
--- a/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.test.ts
+++ b/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.test.ts
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ describe("blockReleaseIt", () => {
 			      },
 			      "block": [Function],
 			    },
-			    {
-			      "addons": {
-			        "dependencies": [
-			          "should-semantic-release",
-			        ],
-			      },
-			      "block": [Function],
-			    },
 			    {
 			      "addons": {
 			        "secrets": [
@@ -196,14 +188,6 @@ describe("blockReleaseIt", () => {
 			      },
 			      "block": [Function],
 			    },
-			    {
-			      "addons": {
-			        "dependencies": [
-			          "should-semantic-release",
-			        ],
-			      },
-			      "block": [Function],
-			    },
 			    {
 			      "addons": {
 			        "secrets": [
diff --git a/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.ts b/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.ts
index 02d4b239b..0cf5f6d8c 100644
--- a/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.ts
+++ b/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { getPackageDependencies } from "../data/packageData.js";
 import { resolveUses } from "./actions/resolveUses.js";
 import { blockPackageJson } from "./blockPackageJson.js";
 import { blockREADME } from "./blockREADME.js";
-import { blockRemoveDependencies } from "./blockRemoveDependencies.js";
 import { blockRepositorySecrets } from "./blockRepositorySecrets.js";
 import { createSoloWorkflowFile } from "./files/createSoloWorkflowFile.js";
 
@@ -51,9 +50,6 @@ export const blockReleaseIt = base.createBlock({
 						},
 					],
 				}),
-				blockRemoveDependencies({
-					dependencies: ["should-semantic-release"],
-				}),
 				blockRepositorySecrets({
 					secrets: [
 						{