diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 96f02920095..2b45fe15b38 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -629,8 +629,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run:
-          name: yarn install lerna
-          command: 'yarn install lerna'
+          name: yarn add lerna
+          command: 'yarn add lerna'
           no_output_timeout: 15m
       - run:
           name: prepare bumped versions
@@ -818,5 +818,4 @@ workflows:
             filters: *filter-not-release-or-master
         - release-packages-nightly:
             filters: *filter-not-release-or-master
-            requires:
-              - test-frontend
+
diff --git a/scripts/circle-check-packages.sh b/scripts/circle-check-packages.sh
index f16958f7527..b685456e55a 100755
--- a/scripts/circle-check-packages.sh
+++ b/scripts/circle-check-packages.sh
@@ -1,23 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# function exit_if_fail {
-#     command=$@
-#     echo "Executing '$command'"
-#     eval $command
-#     rc=$?
-#     if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-#         echo "'$command' returned $rc."
-#         exit $rc
-#     fi
-# }
-
-# npm install lerna
-# count=0
-# rc=$?
-
-
 function parse_git_hash() {
   git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null | sed "s/\(.*\)/\1/"
 }