diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9e352b507a..1939c92b14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -172,26 +172,6 @@ jobs:
           fpm_args: "defguard-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ matrix.target }}=/usr/bin/defguard defguard.service=/usr/lib/systemd/system/defguard.service .env-template=/etc/defguard/core.conf"
           fpm_opts: "--architecture ${{ matrix.arch }} --debug --output-type deb --version ${{ env.VERSION }} --package defguard-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ matrix.target }}.deb"
 
-      - name: Run `packer init`
-        if: matrix.build == 'linux'
-        id: init
-        run: "packer init ./images/ami/core.pkr.hcl"
-
-      - name: Build AMI images for multiple regions
-        if: matrix.build == 'linux'
-        run: |
-          regions=(us-east-1 eu-west-1 ap-northeast-1 eu-central-1)
-          for region in "${regions[@]}"; do
-            echo "Building AMI for region: $region"
-            echo "Running packer validate for $region..."
-            packer validate --var "package_version=${{ env.VERSION }}" --var "region=$region" ./images/ami/core.pkr.hcl
-            echo "Building AMI image for $region..."
-            packer build -color=false -on-error=abort --var "package_version=${{ env.VERSION }}" --var "region=$region" ./images/ami/core.pkr.hcl
-          done
-        env:
-          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-
       - name: Upload DEB
         if: matrix.build == 'linux'
         uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.2
diff --git a/images/ami/core.pkr.hcl b/images/ami/core.pkr.hcl
deleted file mode 100644
index 477cfea388..0000000000
--- a/images/ami/core.pkr.hcl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-packer {
-  required_plugins {
-    amazon = {
-      version = ">= 1.2.8"
-      source  = "github.com/hashicorp/amazon"
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-variable "package_version" {
-  type = string
-}
-
-variable "region" {
-  type    = string
-  default = "eu-north-1"
-}
-
-variable "instance_type" {
-  type    = string
-  default = "t3.micro"
-}
-
-source "amazon-ebs" "defguard-core" {
-  ami_name      = "defguard-core-${var.package_version}-amd64"
-  instance_type = var.instance_type
-  region        = var.region
-  source_ami_filter {
-    filters = {
-      name                = "debian-13-amd64-*"
-      root-device-type    = "ebs"
-      virtualization-type = "hvm"
-    }
-    most_recent = true
-    owners      = ["136693071363"]
-  }
-  ssh_username = "admin"
-}
-
-build {
-  name = "defguard-core"
-  sources = [
-    "source.amazon-ebs.defguard-core"
-  ]
-  
-  provisioner "file" {
-    source      = "defguard-${var.package_version}-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.deb"
-    destination = "/tmp/defguard-core.deb"
-  }
-
-  provisioner "shell" {
-    script = "./images/ami/core.sh"
-  }
-
-  provisioner "shell" {
-    inline = ["rm /home/admin/.ssh/authorized_keys"]
-  }
-
-  provisioner "shell" {
-    inline = ["sudo rm /root/.ssh/authorized_keys"]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/images/ami/core.sh b/images/ami/core.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 1203c711ae..0000000000
--- a/images/ami/core.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -e
-
-echo "Updating apt repositories..."
-sudo apt update
-
-echo "Installing Defguard package..."
-sudo dpkg -i /tmp/defguard-core.deb
-
-echo "Cleaning up..."
-sudo rm -f /tmp/defguard-core.deb
-
-echo "Defguard installation completed successfully."