diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 4c426551785b4..55266c1e722d3 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
 	path = chrome/installer/mac/third_party/xz/xz
 	url = https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/deps/xz
 	gclient-condition = checkout_mac
-[submodule "chrome/release_scripts"]
-	path = chrome/release_scripts
-	url = https://chrome-internal.googlesource.com/chrome/tools/release/scripts
-	gclient-condition = checkout_chrome_release_scripts
 [submodule "third_party/compiler-rt/src"]
 	path = third_party/compiler-rt/src
 	url = https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/github.com/llvm/llvm-project/compiler-rt
diff --git a/DEPS b/DEPS
index e14112d21b7d2..2d0542be6623d 100644
--- a/DEPS
+++ b/DEPS
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ vars = {
   # acts upon.
   'checkout_src_internal_infra' : False,
 
-  # Condition used by a subset of official Chrome release builders.
-  # By default, do not check out release_scripts.
-  'checkout_chrome_release_scripts': False,
-
   # Checkout legacy src_internal. This variable is ignored if
   # checkout_src_internal is set as false.
   'checkout_legacy_src_internal': True,
@@ -1151,11 +1147,6 @@ deps = {
       'condition': 'checkout_mac',
   },
 
-  'src/chrome/release_scripts': {
-      'url': Var('chrome_git') + '/chrome/tools/release/scripts' + '@' + '088710b5c1f11a40e005e1b4a09cd6bb3a754fe6',
-      'condition': 'checkout_chrome_release_scripts',
-  },
-
   'src/third_party/compiler-rt/src':
     Var('chromium_git') +
     '/external/github.com/llvm/llvm-project/compiler-rt.git' + '@' +
diff --git a/OWNERS b/OWNERS
index 2c55624b9cc26..c1fa20ca6fda5 100644
--- a/OWNERS
+++ b/OWNERS
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ per-file chromeos/ash/resources/internal=*
 per-file chromeos/assistant/internal=*
 per-file clank=*
 per-file content/test/data/plugin=*
-per-file chrome/release_scripts=*
 per-file docs/website=*
 per-file google_apis/internal=*
 per-file internal=*
diff --git a/chrome/release_scripts b/chrome/release_scripts
deleted file mode 160000
index 088710b5c1f11..0000000000000
--- a/chrome/release_scripts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 088710b5c1f11a40e005e1b4a09cd6bb3a754fe6