diff --git a/tools/release.sh b/tools/release.sh
index 132466528ea0588fb09ad56bdc0c26e3c721285c..dc08c1c4d9736c2530cd9f906aa452e82aabb80e 100755
--- a/tools/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release.sh
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ vi +2 ChangeLog
 
 set_version $VERSION
 
-echo "Building Qt applications..."
-./setup.py --qt sdist bdist clean -a || exit 1
-
 echo "Generating manpages..."
 tools/make_man.sh
 echo -e "done!\n"