diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 96ed0175647..5254ef2b3a7 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -592,7 +592,6 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - $$ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
   - Invoke-WebRequest https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v0.5.58/windows/grabpl.exe -OutFile grabpl.exe
-  - .\grabpl.exe verify-drone
 
 - name: build-windows-installer
   image: grafana/ci-wix:0.1.1
@@ -1034,7 +1033,6 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - $$ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
   - Invoke-WebRequest https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v0.5.58/windows/grabpl.exe -OutFile grabpl.exe
-  - .\grabpl.exe verify-drone
 
 - name: build-windows-installer
   image: grafana/ci-wix:0.1.1
@@ -1491,7 +1489,6 @@ steps:
   - rm -force grabpl.exe
   - C:\App\grabpl.exe init-enterprise C:\App\grafana-enterprise
   - cp C:\App\grabpl.exe grabpl.exe
-  - .\grabpl.exe verify-drone
   depends_on:
   - clone
 
@@ -1942,7 +1939,6 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - $$ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
   - Invoke-WebRequest https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v0.5.58/windows/grabpl.exe -OutFile grabpl.exe
-  - .\grabpl.exe verify-drone
 
 - name: build-windows-installer
   image: grafana/ci-wix:0.1.1
@@ -2393,7 +2389,6 @@ steps:
   - rm -force grabpl.exe
   - C:\App\grabpl.exe init-enterprise C:\App\grafana-enterprise
   - cp C:\App\grabpl.exe grabpl.exe
-  - .\grabpl.exe verify-drone
   depends_on:
   - clone
 
@@ -2819,7 +2814,6 @@ steps:
   commands:
   - $$ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
   - Invoke-WebRequest https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v0.5.58/windows/grabpl.exe -OutFile grabpl.exe
-  - .\grabpl.exe verify-drone
 
 - name: build-windows-installer
   image: grafana/ci-wix:0.1.1
@@ -3269,7 +3263,6 @@ steps:
   - rm -force grabpl.exe
   - C:\App\grabpl.exe init-enterprise C:\App\grafana-enterprise
   - cp C:\App\grabpl.exe grabpl.exe
-  - .\grabpl.exe verify-drone
   depends_on:
   - clone
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib.star b/scripts/lib.star
index 4716f68c1bb..2b89a9459a4 100644
--- a/scripts/lib.star
+++ b/scripts/lib.star
@@ -938,7 +938,6 @@ def get_windows_steps(edition, ver_mode, is_downstream=False):
         init_cmds.extend([
             '$$ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"',
             'Invoke-WebRequest https://grafana-downloads.storage.googleapis.com/grafana-build-pipeline/v{}/windows/grabpl.exe -OutFile grabpl.exe'.format(grabpl_version),
-            '.\\grabpl.exe verify-drone',
         ])
     steps = [
         {
@@ -1042,7 +1041,6 @@ def get_windows_steps(edition, ver_mode, is_downstream=False):
             'rm -force grabpl.exe',
             'C:\\App\\grabpl.exe init-enterprise C:\\App\\grafana-enterprise{}'.format(source_commit),
             'cp C:\\App\\grabpl.exe grabpl.exe',
-            '.\\grabpl.exe verify-drone',
         ])
 
     return steps