diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 445f149..9cabf62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -68,38 +68,3 @@ jobs:
             set -e -u -o pipefail
             set -x
             mv ../hugo .
-
-  # This workflow contains a job called "deploy"
-  rsync:
-    # only rsync when actually merging to the main branch
-    if: github.base_ref == ''
-    # only rsync after the site is bulit
-    needs: build
-
-    # The type of runner that the job will run on
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
-    steps:
-      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-            # checkout the public branch to rsync it to the prod server
-            ref: public
-            fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Rsync to UCSC ITS site
-        env:
-            KNOWN_HOSTS: ${{ secrets.KNOWN_HOSTS }}
-            REMOTE_DIR: ${{ secrets.ITS_DIR }}
-            REMOTE_HOST: ${{ secrets.ITS_HOST }}
-            REMOTE_PWD: ${{ secrets.ITS_PWD }}
-            REMOTE_USR: ${{ secrets.ITS_USER }}
-        run: |
-            set -e -u -o pipefail +o history
-            set -x
-            mkdir ~/.ssh
-            echo "${KNOWN_HOSTS?}" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-            sudo apt-get install sshpass
-            sshpass -p "${REMOTE_PWD?}" rsync -Pzca --exclude=".*" --delete-after . "${REMOTE_USR?}@${REMOTE_HOST?}:${REMOTE_DIR?}"
-            history -c