diff --git a/scripts/new-public-key.gpg b/scripts/new-public-key.gpg
deleted file mode 100644
index da8ce8fb..00000000
--- a/scripts/new-public-key.gpg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
------BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
-
-mDMEZs7fYxYJKwYBBAHaRw8BAQdAyoFCfBmwdPB3c7pVsQw+lYSuJzXZO3VkQlZs
-mFteW5q0NVNUQUNLSVQgR1BHIFNJR05FUiA8c3RhY2tpdC1ncGctc2lnbmVyQHN0
-YWNraXQuY2xvdWQ+iJkEExYKAEEWIQS4bpVrR+qLfEWw7biJ8pBDfqyyqwUCZs7f
-YwIbAwUJAO1OAAULCQgHAgIiAgYVCgkICwIEFgIDAQIeBwIXgAAKCRCJ8pBDfqyy
-q9RbAPsF3c+JkyXkOpHlIRzy0dfFwNO0H75ev95TuAhZlk6+5wEAl/WOogYvlUbD
-x8Uko7PbY1cN3S1N8ZAruOabxSvjPAG4OARmzt9jEgorBgEEAZdVAQUBAQdAI62z
-jCQW8MI6f9SFsaMHDOkhLTcQ5dGfngybmHTWgy4DAQgHiH4EGBYKACYWIQS4bpVr
-R+qLfEWw7biJ8pBDfqyyqwUCZs7fYwIbDAUJAO1OAAAKCRCJ8pBDfqyyqwBxAP96
-6oW1eQLAeTkZTshfQOHU1JTEe5kNPqKg4j2QrnCyYwD/SI0yqHeHYSV+LQ1XYngY
-dGSb94FNr07033VwWlokFg4=
-=f80Z
------END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/publish-apt-packages.sh b/scripts/publish-apt-packages.sh
index 3447b84b..6f71243d 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-apt-packages.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish-apt-packages.sh
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ aptly snapshot create new-snapshot from repo new-repo
 printf "\n>>> Merging snapshots \n"
 aptly snapshot pull -no-remove -architectures="amd64,i386,arm64" current-snapshot new-snapshot updated-snapshot ${DISTRIBUTION}
 
-# Import new public key (temporary)
-gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring=${CUSTOM_KEYRING_FILE} --import new-public-key.gpg
-
 # Publish the new snapshot to the remote repo
 printf "\n>>> Publishing updated snapshot \n"
 aptly publish snapshot -keyring="${CUSTOM_KEYRING_FILE}" -gpg-key="${GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_FINGERPRINT}" -passphrase "${GPG_PASSPHRASE}" -config "${APTLY_CONFIG_FILE_PATH}" updated-snapshot "s3:${APT_BUCKET_NAME}:${APT_REPO_FOLDER}"