diff --git a/tools/build/onos-build-release b/tools/build/onos-build-release
index b45f7e6..38d8fd6 100755
--- a/tools/build/onos-build-release
+++ b/tools/build/onos-build-release
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 fi
 
 # Check that environment setup is correct
-onos-release-prerequisites ${DRY_RUN}
+# onos-release-prerequisites ${DRY_RUN}
 
 if [ ${IS_DRY_RUN} -eq 0 ]; then
     # Block commits to Gerrit