diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 9c64e0d..ca7866a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@ runs:
 
         if [[ -z "${{ inputs.command }}" || "${{ inputs.command }}" == "release" ]]
         then
-            if [ -z "${CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN-unset}" ]
-            then
-                echo "\$CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN environment variable is set to empty string. Please set your token in GitHub actions secrets. Docs: https://marcoieni.github.io/release-plz/github/index.html"
-                exit 1
-            fi
             echo "-- Running release-plz release --"
             release-plz release\
                 --git-token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}\