diff --git a/.ci/ci_release.yml b/.ci/ci_release.yml
index 343e2b8f8..a50e7e9f0 100644
--- a/.ci/ci_release.yml
+++ b/.ci/ci_release.yml
@@ -235,12 +235,6 @@ stages:
         $vstsCommandString = "vso[task.setvariable variable=signOutPathCreated]${signOutPath}"
         Write-Host "sending " + $vstsCommandString
         Write-Host "##$vstsCommandString"
-        
-        # Upload symbol pdb file
-        $moduleName = "$($config.ModuleName)"
-        $symbolFileName = "$moduleName.pdb"
-        $symbolFilePath = Join-Path -Path $srcPath -ChildPath $symbolFileName
-        Write-Host "##vso[artifact.upload containerfolder=$moduleName;artifactname=$symbolFileName]$symbolFilePath"
       displayName: Set up for module created files code signing
       condition: and(and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'Manual')), ne(variables['SkipSigning'], 'True'))
 
@@ -413,12 +407,6 @@ stages:
       displayName: PowerShell Core on macOS
       imageName: macOS-latest
 
-- stage: PublishSymbols
-  displayName: Publish Symbols
-  condition: and(and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'Manual')), eq(variables['Publish'], 'True'))
-  jobs:
-  - template: publishsymbols.yml
-
 - stage: Release
   displayName: Publish Package to PSGallery
   condition: and(and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'Manual')), eq(variables['Publish'], 'True'))
diff --git a/.ci/publishsymbols.yml b/.ci/publishsymbols.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 38162284f..000000000
--- a/.ci/publishsymbols.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-steps:
-- task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
-  displayName: 'Download and publish symbols'
-  inputs:
-    artifact: $(Pipeline.Workspace)\Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet\Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.pdb
-    path: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)\Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet'
-
-- pwsh: |
-    Write-Verbose -Verbose "Enumerating $(Pipeline.Workspace)\Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet"
-    $symbolsRoot = New-Item -Path "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/symbols" -ItemType Directory -Verbose
-    Copy-Item -Path "$(Pipeline.Workspace)\Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet\Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.pdb" -Destination $symbolsRoot
-
-    Write-Verbose -Verbose "Enumerating $symbolsRoot"
-    Get-ChildItem -Path $symbolsRoot -Recurse
-    $vstsCommandString = "vso[task.setvariable variable=SymbolsPath]$symbolsRoot"
-    Write-Verbose -Message "$vstsCommandString" -Verbose
-    Write-Host -Object "##$vstsCommandString"
-  displayName: Copy symbol file
-
-- task: PublishSymbols@2
-  inputs:
-    symbolsFolder: '$(SymbolsPath)'
-    searchPattern: '*.pdb'
-    indexSources: false
-    publishSymbols: true
-    symbolServerType: teamServices
-    detailedLog: true