diff --git a/.github/workflows/ensure-docs-compiled.yaml b/.github/workflows/ensure-docs-compiled.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 74a174d3..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/ensure-docs-compiled.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-name: Ensure Docs are Compiled
-on:
-  push:
-jobs:
-  ensure-docs-compiled:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout 🛎
-        uses: actions/checkout@8e5e7e5ab8b370d6c329ec480221332ada57f0ab # v3.5.2
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@fac708d6674e30b6ba41289acaab6d4b75aa0753 # v4.0.1
-      - shell: bash
-        run: make build-docs
-      - shell: bash
-        run: |
-          if [[ -z "$(git status -s)" ]]; then
-            echo "OK"
-          else
-            echo "Docs have been updated, but the compiled docs have not been committed."
-            echo "Run 'make build-docs', and commit the result to resolve this error."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 1c48ac23..f9dbc171 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ before:
     # We strongly recommend running tests to catch any regression before release.
     # Even though, this an optional step.
     - go test ./...
-    # As part of the release doc files are included as a separate deliverable for
-    # consumption by Packer.io. To include a separate docs.zip uncomment the following command.
-    - make ci-release-docs
     # Check plugin compatibility with required version of the Packer SDK
     - make plugin-check
 builds:
@@ -98,13 +95,6 @@ signs:
     args: ["sign", "--dearmor", "--file", "${artifact}", "--out", "${signature}"]
     artifacts: checksum
     signature: ${artifact}.sig
-release:
-  # If you want to manually examine the release before its live, uncomment this line:
-  # draft: true
-  # As part of the release doc files are included as a separate deliverable for consumption by Packer.io.
-  # To include a separate docs.zip uncomment the extra_files config and the docs.zip command hook above.
-  extra_files:
-  - glob: ./docs.zip
 
 changelog:
   use: github-native
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index f56a8c4b..06590c4f 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ test:
 install-packer-sdc: ## Install packer sofware development command
 	@go install github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/cmd/packer-sdc@${HASHICORP_PACKER_PLUGIN_SDK_VERSION}
 
-ci-release-docs: install-packer-sdc
-	@packer-sdc renderdocs -src docs -partials docs-partials/ -dst docs/
-	@/bin/sh -c "[ -d docs ] && zip -r docs.zip docs/"
-
 plugin-check: install-packer-sdc build
 	@packer-sdc plugin-check ${BINARY}
 
@@ -32,11 +28,7 @@ testacc: dev
 
 generate: install-packer-sdc
 	@go generate ./...
-	packer-sdc renderdocs -src ./docs -dst ./.docs -partials ./docs-partials
-	# checkout the .docs folder for a preview of the docs
-
-build-docs: install-packer-sdc
-	@if [ -d ".docs" ]; then rm -r ".docs"; fi
+	@rm -rf .docs
 	@packer-sdc renderdocs -src "docs" -partials docs-partials/ -dst ".docs/"
 	@./.web-docs/scripts/compile-to-webdocs.sh "." ".docs" ".web-docs" "hashicorp"
 	@rm -r ".docs"