diff --git a/substrate/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md b/substrate/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6067dbf12f..0000000000
--- a/substrate/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-title: Release failure for {{ ref }}
----
-
-Pipeline for release {{ ref }} failed. Please investigate.
-
-If the pipeline has failed before pushing to crates.io, delete the release tag
-and fix the release as necessary, retagging after complete. If the pipeline has
-failed after pushing to crates.io, create a new tag incrementing the version.
diff --git a/substrate/.github/workflows/check-gitlab-pipeline.yml b/substrate/.github/workflows/check-gitlab-pipeline.yml
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index c87f17c2f7..0000000000
--- a/substrate/.github/workflows/check-gitlab-pipeline.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# A github action to track the status of the gitlab pipeline for tagged
-# releases, and cancel the release/create a new issue if it fails
-
-name: Monitor gitlab pipeline status
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - v*
-      - ci-release-*
-
-jobs:
-  monitor:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Monitor pipeline
-        run: env; ./.maintain/github/check_gitlab_pipeline.sh
-        id: monitor_pipeline
-        env:
-          TAGGER: ${{ github.event.pusher.name }}
-      - name: Create Issue
-        if: failure()
-        uses: JasonEtco/create-an-issue@v2
-        with:
-          filename: .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release.md
-          assignees: ${{ github.event.pusher.name }}
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/substrate/.maintain/github/check_gitlab_pipeline.sh b/substrate/.maintain/github/check_gitlab_pipeline.sh
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index 4e02dfdb2a..0000000000
--- a/substrate/.maintain/github/check_gitlab_pipeline.sh
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@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-SUBSTRATE_API_BASEURL="https://gitlab.parity.io/api/v4/projects/145"
-
-TAG_NAME=$(echo "$GITHUB_REF" | sed -E 's_refs/tags/(.*)_\1_')
-PIPELINE_ID=$(curl -s $SUBSTRATE_API_BASEURL/pipelines | jq -r "map(select(.ref==\"$TAG_NAME\")) | .[0] | .id")
-if [ "$PIPELINE_ID" == "null" ]; then
-  echo "[!] Pipeline for $TAG_NAME not found. Exiting."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "[+] Pipeline path: https://gitlab.parity.io/parity/substrate/pipelines/$PIPELINE_ID"
-
-# 130 minute job max
-for (( c=0; c < 180; c++ )); do
-  out=$(curl -s "$SUBSTRATE_API_BASEURL/pipelines/$PIPELINE_ID" | jq -r .status)
-  case $out in
-    "success")
-      echo "[+] Pipeline $PIPELINE_ID for $TAG_NAME succeeded!"
-      exit 0
-      ;;
-    "failed")
-      echo "[!] Pipeline $PIPELINE_ID for $TAG_NAME failed. Cannot proceed. Check job output on gitlab!"
-      exit 1
-      ;;
-    "cancelled")
-      echo "[!] Pipeline $PIPELINE_ID for $TAG_NAME was cancelled. Cannot proceed!"
-      exit 1
-      ;;
-    "running")
-      echo "[-] Pipeline $PIPELINE_ID for $TAG_NAME still in progress..."
-  esac
-  sleep 60
-done
-# If we reach here, we timed out after 30 minutes
-echo "[!] Pipeline $PIPELINE_ID for $TAG_NAME timed out! Cannot proceed"
-echo "::set-output name=pipeline_status::timedout"
-exit 1