diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build_release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build_release.yml
index 0a0f6604f..6cd3106f0 100755
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build_release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build_release.yml
@@ -64,79 +64,6 @@ jobs:
             java -version
           fi
 
-      - name: Write google-services.json
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          RAW_SECRET='${{ secrets.GOOGLE_SERVICES_JSON }}' python3 - <<'PY'
-          import base64
-          import json
-          import os
-          from pathlib import Path
-
-          raw = os.environ.get("RAW_SECRET", "")
-          candidates = [raw, raw.strip()]
-
-          try:
-              decoded = base64.b64decode(raw, validate=True).decode("utf-8")
-              candidates.extend([decoded, decoded.strip()])
-          except Exception:
-              pass
-
-          out = Path("app/google-services.json")
-          for candidate in candidates:
-              if not candidate:
-                  continue
-              try:
-                  value = json.loads(candidate)
-                  if isinstance(value, str):
-                      value = json.loads(value)
-                  out.write_text(json.dumps(value, ensure_ascii=False))
-                  break
-              except Exception:
-                  continue
-          else:
-              raise SystemExit("GOOGLE_SERVICES_JSON is neither valid JSON nor base64 JSON")
-          PY
-          python3 -m json.tool app/google-services.json > /dev/null
-
-      - name: Write client_secrets.json
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          mkdir -p app/src/main/assets
-          RAW_SECRET='${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRETS_JSON }}' python3 - <<'PY'
-          import base64
-          import json
-          import os
-          from pathlib import Path
-
-          raw = os.environ.get("RAW_SECRET", "")
-          candidates = [raw, raw.strip()]
-
-          try:
-              decoded = base64.b64decode(raw, validate=True).decode("utf-8")
-              candidates.extend([decoded, decoded.strip()])
-          except Exception:
-              pass
-
-          out = Path("app/src/main/assets/client_secrets.json")
-          for candidate in candidates:
-              if not candidate:
-                  continue
-              try:
-                  value = json.loads(candidate)
-                  if isinstance(value, str):
-                      value = json.loads(value)
-                  out.write_text(json.dumps(value, ensure_ascii=False))
-                  break
-              except Exception:
-                  continue
-          else:
-              raise SystemExit("GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRETS_JSON is neither valid JSON nor base64 JSON")
-          PY
-          python3 -m json.tool app/src/main/assets/client_secrets.json > /dev/null
-
       - name: Prepare release metadata
         id: prepare
         shell: bash
@@ -179,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./gradlew --no-daemon --max-workers=2 spotlessCheck
 
       - name: Build app
-        run: ./gradlew --no-daemon --max-workers=2 assembleRelease -Pinclude-telemetry -Penable-updater
+        run: ./gradlew --no-daemon --max-workers=2 assembleRelease -Penable-updater
 
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: ./gradlew --no-daemon --max-workers=2 testReleaseUnitTest