diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01e7b403e0..5fab1d2deb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
     "patternfly-bootstrap-treeview": "~2.1.0"
   },
   "release": {
-    "branch": "master-dist",
     "debug": false
   },
   "scripts": {