diff --git a/recipes/engine/release_builder.expected/basic_linux.json b/recipes/engine/release_builder.expected/basic_linux.json
index bbb605a..fdc3ab4 100644
--- a/recipes/engine/release_builder.expected/basic_linux.json
+++ b/recipes/engine/release_builder.expected/basic_linux.json
@@ -516,158 +516,6 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [],
-    "name": "Publish results"
-  },
-  {
-    "cmd": [],
-    "name": "Publish results.ensure gcloud",
-    "~followup_annotations": [
-      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "cmd": [
-      "vpython3",
-      "-u",
-      "RECIPE_MODULE[recipe_engine::file]/resources/fileutil.py",
-      "--json-output",
-      "/path/to/tmp/json",
-      "copy",
-      "RECIPE_MODULE[fuchsia::gcloud]/resources/tool_manifest.json",
-      "/path/to/tmp/json"
-    ],
-    "infra_step": true,
-    "luci_context": {
-      "realm": {
-        "name": "proj:try"
-      },
-      "resultdb": {
-        "current_invocation": {
-          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
-          "update_token": "token"
-        },
-        "hostname": "rdbhost"
-      }
-    },
-    "name": "Publish results.ensure gcloud.read manifest",
-    "~followup_annotations": [
-      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@2@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@tool_manifest.json@{@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@tool_manifest.json@  \"path\": \"path/to/gcloud\",@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@tool_manifest.json@  \"version\": \"version:pinned-version\"@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@tool_manifest.json@}@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@tool_manifest.json@@@"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "cmd": [],
-    "name": "Publish results.ensure gcloud.install path/to/gcloud",
-    "~followup_annotations": [
-      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@2@@@"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "cmd": [
-      "vpython3",
-      "-u",
-      "RECIPE_MODULE[recipe_engine::file]/resources/fileutil.py",
-      "--json-output",
-      "/path/to/tmp/json",
-      "ensure-directory",
-      "--mode",
-      "0777",
-      "[START_DIR]/cipd_tool/path/to/gcloud/version%3Apinned-version"
-    ],
-    "infra_step": true,
-    "luci_context": {
-      "realm": {
-        "name": "proj:try"
-      },
-      "resultdb": {
-        "current_invocation": {
-          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
-          "update_token": "token"
-        },
-        "hostname": "rdbhost"
-      }
-    },
-    "name": "Publish results.ensure gcloud.install path/to/gcloud.ensure package directory",
-    "~followup_annotations": [
-      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@3@@@"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "cmd": [
-      "cipd",
-      "ensure",
-      "-root",
-      "[START_DIR]/cipd_tool/path/to/gcloud/version%3Apinned-version",
-      "-ensure-file",
-      "path/to/gcloud version:pinned-version",
-      "-max-threads",
-      "0",
-      "-json-output",
-      "/path/to/tmp/json"
-    ],
-    "infra_step": true,
-    "luci_context": {
-      "realm": {
-        "name": "proj:try"
-      },
-      "resultdb": {
-        "current_invocation": {
-          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
-          "update_token": "token"
-        },
-        "hostname": "rdbhost"
-      }
-    },
-    "name": "Publish results.ensure gcloud.install path/to/gcloud.ensure_installed",
-    "~followup_annotations": [
-      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@3@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@json.output@{@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@json.output@  \"result\": {@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@json.output@    \"\": [@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@json.output@      {@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@json.output@        \"instance_id\": \"resolved-instance_id-of-version:pinned-v\", @@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@json.output@        \"package\": \"path/to/gcloud\"@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@json.output@      }@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@json.output@    ]@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@json.output@  }@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@json.output@}@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@json.output@@@"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "cmd": [
-      "python",
-      "[START_DIR]/cipd_tool/path/to/gcloud/version%3Apinned-version/lib/gcloud.py",
-      "pubsub",
-      "topics",
-      "publish",
-      "projects/flutter-dashboard/topics/luci-builds-prod",
-      "--message='{\n  \"id\": \"8945511751514863186\",\n  \"builder\": {\n    \"project\": \"fuchsia\",\n    \"bucket\": \"try\",\n    \"builder\": \"builder-subbuild1\"\n  },\n  \"createdBy\": \"project:fuchsia\",\n  \"createTime\": \"2018-05-25T23:50:17Z\",\n  \"status\": \"SUCCESS\",\n  \"input\": {\n    \"gerritChanges\": [\n      {\n        \"host\": \"chromium-review.googlesource.com\",\n        \"project\": \"fuchsia\",\n        \"change\": \"123456\",\n        \"patchset\": \"7\"\n      }\n    ]\n  },\n  \"output\": {\n    \"properties\": {\n      \"test_orchestration_inputs_hash\": \"abc\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"infra\": {\n    \"swarming\": {\n      \"taskId\": \"abc123\",\n      \"priority\": 30\n    },\n    \"resultdb\": {\n      \"invocation\": \"invocations/build:8945511751514863186\"\n    }\n  },\n  \"tags\": [\n    {\n      \"key\": \"cq_experimental\",\n      \"value\": \"false\"\n    }\n  ]\n}'"
-    ],
-    "infra_step": true,
-    "luci_context": {
-      "realm": {
-        "name": "proj:try"
-      },
-      "resultdb": {
-        "current_invocation": {
-          "name": "invocations/build:8945511751514863184",
-          "update_token": "token"
-        },
-        "hostname": "rdbhost"
-      }
-    },
-    "name": "Publish results.gcloud pubsub",
-    "~followup_annotations": [
-      "@@@STEP_NEST_LEVEL@1@@@"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "cmd": [],
     "name": "display builds"
   },
   {
diff --git a/recipes/engine/release_builder.py b/recipes/engine/release_builder.py
index 26410b7..ec8866b 100644
--- a/recipes/engine/release_builder.py
+++ b/recipes/engine/release_builder.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
   'flutter/display_util',
   'flutter/repo_util',
   'flutter/shard_util_v2',
-  'flutter/status_reporting',
   'recipe_engine/buildbucket',
   'recipe_engine/json',
   'recipe_engine/path',
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@
   with api.step.nest('collect builds') as presentation:
     build_results = api.shard_util_v2.collect(tasks, presentation)
 
-  api.status_reporting.publish_builds(build_results)
   api.display_util.display_subbuilds(
     step_name='display builds',
     subbuilds=build_results,