diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 7c59cc11f8..cc309ab3c2 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
 VERSION=$(echo $1 | sed 's/v//')
 shift
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ for PROJECT in "${PROJECTS[@]}"
 do
     PROJECT_PATH=$(echo "$PROJECT" | sed 's/gluon_//' | sed 's/gluon/./')
 
-    if ! (./scripts/sync_publish.sh "${PROJECT_PATH}" -f "$@"); then
+    if ! (cd "${PROJECT_PATH}" && retry cargo publish "$@"); then
         exit 1
     fi
 done
diff --git a/scripts/sync_publish.sh b/scripts/sync_publish.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index aa8fbf90b2..0000000000
--- a/scripts/sync_publish.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Usage: sync_publish /path/to/crate -f
-#
-# Publish a crate and wait for it to become available.
-#
-# https://gist.github.com/Riateche/a1c500fe760a2b9190beb0a7134db82d
-
-set -e
-set -o pipefail
-
-TMP_DIR=/tmp/test1
-
-DIR="$1"
-FORCE="$2"
-
-NAME=$(grep '^name' "$DIR/Cargo.toml" | sed 's/name = "\([^"]*\)"/\1/')
-cd "$DIR"
-
-VERSION=$(cargo metadata --format-version 1 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.packages[] | select(.name=="'$NAME'").version')
-
-rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"
-cargo new "$TMP_DIR" > /dev/null 2>&1
-cd "$TMP_DIR"
-cargo add "$NAME" --vers "=$VERSION" > /dev/null 2>&1
-if cargo generate-lockfile > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "$NAME=$VERSION already exists, skipping."
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-echo "Publishing $NAME=$VERSION"
-if [ "$FORCE" != "-f" ]; then
-    echo "This is a dry run. Run with -f to publish."
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-cd "$DIR"
-cargo publish
-
-cd "$TMP_DIR"
-while ! cargo generate-lockfile > /dev/null 2>&1; do
-    echo "Waiting for crate to be published..."
-    sleep 1
-done