diff --git a/build/release-images.sh b/build/release-images.sh
index afaecb1864b..d275aa616c5 100755
--- a/build/release-images.sh
+++ b/build/release-images.sh
@@ -36,9 +36,5 @@ if [[ -n "${KUBE_EXTRA_WHAT:-}" ]]; then
 fi
 
 kube::build::verify_prereqs
-kube::build::build_image
 kube::build::run_build_command make all WHAT="${CMD_TARGETS}" KUBE_BUILD_PLATFORMS="${KUBE_SERVER_PLATFORMS[*]}" DBG="${DBG:-}"
-
-kube::build::copy_output
-
 kube::release::build_server_images
diff --git a/build/release.sh b/build/release.sh
index 20010d29aaa..c2790e30525 100755
--- a/build/release.sh
+++ b/build/release.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ source "${KUBE_ROOT}/build/lib/release.sh"
 KUBE_RELEASE_RUN_TESTS=${KUBE_RELEASE_RUN_TESTS-y}
 
 kube::build::verify_prereqs
-kube::build::build_image
 kube::build::run_build_command make cross
 
 if [[ $KUBE_RELEASE_RUN_TESTS =~ ^[yY]$ ]]; then
@@ -40,6 +39,4 @@ if [[ $KUBE_RELEASE_RUN_TESTS =~ ^[yY]$ ]]; then
   kube::build::run_build_command make test-integration
 fi
 
-kube::build::copy_output
-
 kube::release::package_tarballs
diff --git a/hack/dev-push-conformance.sh b/hack/dev-push-conformance.sh
index 5ed6fe1e5c3..22877853723 100755
--- a/hack/dev-push-conformance.sh
+++ b/hack/dev-push-conformance.sh
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ fi
 IMAGE="${REGISTRY}/conformance-amd64:${VERSION}"
 
 kube::build::verify_prereqs
-kube::build::build_image
 kube::build::run_build_command make WHAT="github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo test/e2e/e2e.test cmd/kubectl test/conformance/image/go-runner"
-kube::build::copy_output
-
 make -C "${KUBE_ROOT}/test/conformance/image" build
 docker push "${IMAGE}"