diff --git a/azure-pipelines-release.yml b/azure-pipelines-release.yml
index c1ba3daca1..d550943727 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-release.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-release.yml
@@ -32,20 +32,6 @@ stages:
                 exit 1
               fi
             displayName: "Check version of branch/tag"
-          - script: |
-              sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-                jq curl
-
-              release="$(Build.SourceBranchName)"
-              created_by="$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/home-assistant/home-assistant-polymer/releases/tags/${release} | jq --raw-output '.author.login')"
-
-              if [[ "${created_by}" =~ ^(balloob)$ ]]; then
-                exit 0
-              fi
-
-              echo "${created_by} is not allowed to create an release!"
-              exit 1
-            displayName: "Check rights"
 
   - stage: "Build"
     jobs:
@@ -63,5 +49,9 @@ stages:
               versionSpec: "12.1"
           - script: pip install twine wheel
             displayName: "Install tools"
-          - script: script/release
+          - script: |
+              export TWINE_USERNAME="$(twineUser)"
+              export TWINE_PASSWORD="$(twinePassword)"
+
+              script/release
             displayName: "Build and release package"
diff --git a/script/release b/script/release
index 0d682c313f..05131f5df2 100755
--- a/script/release
+++ b/script/release
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 # Install node modules
 yarn install
 
-# Verify everything is ok
-tsc
-
 script/build_frontend
 
 rm -rf dist
 python3 setup.py sdist
 python3 -m twine upload dist/*
-