diff --git a/extensions/github/src/publish.ts b/extensions/github/src/publish.ts
index 6d58a51ee9b..589bd0d3d3c 100644
--- a/extensions/github/src/publish.ts
+++ b/extensions/github/src/publish.ts
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ export async function publishRepository(gitAPI: GitAPI, repository?: Repository)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return;
-
 	const githubRepository = await vscode.window.withProgress({ location: vscode.ProgressLocation.Notification, cancellable: false, title: 'Publish to GitHub' }, async progress => {
 		progress.report({ message: 'Publishing to GitHub private repository', increment: 25 });