diff --git a/cmd/gorepomod/internal/edit/editor.go b/cmd/gorepomod/internal/edit/editor.go
index 5e42e9434..f39238288 100644
--- a/cmd/gorepomod/internal/edit/editor.go
+++ b/cmd/gorepomod/internal/edit/editor.go
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ func (e *Editor) Tidy() error {
 func (e *Editor) Pin(target misc.LaModule, oldV, newV semver.SemVer) error {
 	err := e.run(
 		"edit",
-		"-dropreplace="+target.ImportPath(),
-		"-dropreplace="+target.ImportPath()+"@"+oldV.String(),
 		"-require="+target.ImportPath()+"@"+newV.String(),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/releasing/README.md b/releasing/README.md
index e08a89ee4..64a606017 100644
--- a/releasing/README.md
+++ b/releasing/README.md
@@ -349,43 +349,6 @@ Undraft the release on the [kustomize repo release page]:
 
 * Visit the [release page] and edit the release notes as desired.
 
-
-## Unpin everything
-
-
-Go back into development mode, where all modules depend on in-repo code:
-
-```
-gorepomod unpin api         --doIt &&
-gorepomod unpin cmd/config  --doIt &&
-gorepomod unpin kyaml       --doIt
-```
-
-Create the PR:
-```
-createBranch unpinEverything "Back to development mode; unpin the modules" &&
-createPr
-```
-
-Run local tests while GH runs tests in the cloud:
-```
-testKustomizeRepo
-```
-
-Wait for tests to pass, then merge the PR:
-```
-gh pr status  # rinse, repeat
-```
-```
-gh pr merge -m
-```
-
-Get back on master and do paranoia test:
-```
-refreshMaster &&
-testKustomizeRepo
-```
-
 ## Update example test target
 
 [Makefile]: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/blob/master/Makefile
diff --git a/releasing/run-goreleaser.sh b/releasing/run-goreleaser.sh
index 436710831..6ebaae46e 100755
--- a/releasing/run-goreleaser.sh
+++ b/releasing/run-goreleaser.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ checksum:
 env:
 - CGO_ENABLED=0
 - GO111MODULE=on
+- GOWORK=off
 
 release:
   github: