diff --git a/script/release b/script/release
index 85ba823d4a..888550df4e 100755
--- a/script/release
+++ b/script/release
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 # Install node modules
 yarn install
 
-# Install bower web components. Allow to download the components as root since the user in docker is root.
-./node_modules/.bin/bower install --allow-root
-
 script/build_frontend
 python3 setup.py sdist
 python3 -m twine upload dist/* --skip-existing