diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 663ca7a6..e591d822 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -92,4 +92,3 @@ jobs:
           channel: ${{ steps.parse-inputs.outputs.destination_channel }}
           tag-prefix: ${{ steps.parse-inputs.outputs.tag_prefix }}
           charmcraft-channel: latest/candidate # TODO: remove after charmcraft 3.3 stable release
-          destructive-mode: false