diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 38eee93..bd8f473 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -120,17 +120,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "$VPS_SSH_KEY" > ~/.ssh/deploy_key
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/deploy_key
           ssh-keyscan -H 46.225.185.232 >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-          scp -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key \
-            target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/helios-remote-relay \
-            root@46.225.185.232:/opt/helios-remote/target/release/helios-remote-relay-new
-          # Also publish relay binary to download URL for self-update
+          # Only publish to download URL — relay updates itself when triggered by CLI
           scp -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key \
             target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/helios-remote-relay \
             root@46.225.185.232:/var/www/helios-remote/helios-remote-relay-linux
-          ssh -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key root@46.225.185.232 \
-            "mv /opt/helios-remote/target/release/helios-remote-relay-new \
-                /opt/helios-remote/target/release/helios-remote-relay && \
-             systemctl restart helios-remote"
 
   build-cli:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest