diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-files.yml b/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
index 52a0c51ef1a..ae3da3701c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-files.yml
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ jobs:
 #        with:
 #              name: cp-to-non-versioned
 #              path: ${{ github.workspace }}
-
-     - name: Create sha256 sums for non-versioned files
-        if: ${{ (inputs.use_environ == 'release') }}
-        run: |
-          sha256sum hdf5.tar.gz >> hdf5.sha256sums.txt
-          sha256sum hdf5.zip >> hdf5.sha256sums.txt
+#
+#     - name: Create sha256 sums for non-versioned files
+#        if: ${{ (inputs.use_environ == 'release') }}
+#        run: |
+#          sha256sum hdf5.tar.gz >> hdf5.sha256sums.txt
+#          sha256sum hdf5.zip >> hdf5.sha256sums.txt
 
       - name: Create sha256 sums for files
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/remove-files.yml b/.github/workflows/remove-files.yml
index e3e28df3d05..0b599c65908 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/remove-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/remove-files.yml
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ jobs:
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.doxygen.zip
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.tar.gz
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}.zip
-              hdf5.tar.gz
-              hdf5.zip
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-osx12.tar.gz
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.tar.gz
               ${{ steps.get-file-base.outputs.FILE_BASE }}-ubuntu-2204_gcc.deb.tar.gz