diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging.yml b/.github/workflows/staging.yml
index 324cd6b..80a523e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging.yml
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ jobs:
     #   env:
     #     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
 
-    # update packages json data and rebuild again
-    - name: make images relative path to preview site
-      uses: getneil/jq-action@v1
-      with:
-        cmd: '.github/sync-thumb-images.sh src/data/packages.json'
-
     # intentional to rebuild packages again with relative image data
     # the first one to test it against prod resources via lychee
     - run: tea -E just ci
@@ -90,14 +84,6 @@ jobs:
         BUCKET=$(aws s3 ls | grep $(echo teaxyz-pr-$GITHUB_REF_SLUG_URL | sed "s/-merge//") | grep -o '[^ ]*$')
         echo "bucket=$BUCKET" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-    - name: cp package images from prod to preview bucket
-      run: |
-        aws s3 cp s3://www.tea.xyz/Images/packages \
-          s3://$NEW_BUCKET/Images/packages \
-          --recursive
-      env:
-        NEW_BUCKET: ${{ steps.DEPLOY_BUCKET.outputs.bucket }}
-
     - name: Seal Deployment
       uses: bobheadxi/deployments@v1
       if: always()