diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1eabe5..d999998 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ Add following step to your workflow:
 ```yaml
 - uses: dev-drprasad/delete-tag-and-release@v0.2.0
   with:
-    delete_release: true # default: true
-    delete_draft_release: true # default: false; only applicable if delete_release == true
+    delete_release: true # default: false
     tag_name: v0.1.0 # tag name to delete
     repo: <owner>/<repoName> # target repo (optional). defaults to repo running this action
   env:
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 2e1c2a8..f12eeb0 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ inputs:
     description: whether to delete release or not
     required: false
     default: true
-  delete_draft_release:
-    description: whether to also delete draft releases
-    required: false
-    default: false
   repo:
     description: target repository as <owner>/<repository>
     required: false
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 20dc9bc..bd84371 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ if (!process.env.INPUT_TAG_NAME) {
 const tagName = process.env.INPUT_TAG_NAME;
 
 const shouldDeleteRelease = process.env.INPUT_DELETE_RELEASE === "true";
-const shouldDeleteDraftRelease = process.env.INPUT_DELETE_DRAFT_RELEASE === "true";
 
 const commonOpts = {
   host: "api.github.com",
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ async function deleteReleases() {
       method: "GET",
     });
     releaseIds = (data || [])
-      .filter(({ tag_name, draft }) => tag_name === tagName && shouldDeleteDraftRelease ? true : (draft === false))
+      .filter(({ tag_name, draft }) => tag_name === tagName && draft === false)
       .map(({ id }) => id);
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(`🌶  failed to get list of releases <- ${error.message}`);