diff --git a/azure-pipeline-merge.yml b/azure-pipeline-merge.yml
index f8839aae9..6bd56cb6f 100644
--- a/azure-pipeline-merge.yml
+++ b/azure-pipeline-merge.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ extends:
           displayName: "Spell Check"
         - pwsh: |
             cd .\.build
-            .\CodeFormatter.ps1 -Branch main
+            .\CodeFormatter.ps1 -Branch $env:TargetBranchName
           displayName: "Code Formatting Script"
           condition: and(succeeded(), ne(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/release'))
           env:
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ extends:
           displayName: "Build Script"
         - pwsh: |
             cd .\.build
-            .\Pester.ps1 -NoProgress -Branch main
+            .\Pester.ps1 -NoProgress -Branch $env:TargetBranchName
           displayName: "Running Invoke-Pester"
           env:
             TargetBranchName: $(System.PullRequest.TargetBranch)
         - pwsh: |
             cd .\.build
-            .\ValidateMerge.ps1 -Branch main
+            .\ValidateMerge.ps1 -Branch $env:TargetBranchName
           displayName: "Validate commit times"
           env:
             TargetBranchName: $(System.PullRequest.TargetBranch)
diff --git a/azure-pipeline-release.yml b/azure-pipeline-release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 017faf6b8..000000000
--- a/azure-pipeline-release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-trigger:
-  branches:
-    include:
-    - release
-variables:
-  WindowsContainerImage: 'onebranch.azurecr.io/windows/ltsc2022/vse2022:latest'
-resources:
-  repositories:
-  - repository: templates
-    type: git
-    name: OneBranch.Pipelines/GovernedTemplates
-    ref: refs/heads/main
-extends:
-  template: v2/OneBranch.Official.CrossPlat.yml@templates
-  parameters:
-    featureFlags:
-      WindowsHostVersion: 1ESWindows2022
-    stages:
-    - stage: build
-      jobs:
-      - job: main
-        pool:
-          type: windows
-        variables:
-          ob_outputDirectory: 'dist'
-        steps:
-        - pwsh: |
-            cd .\.build
-            .\Build.ps1
-          displayName: "Build Script"
-        - task: onebranch.pipeline.signing@1
-          condition: and(succeeded(), ne (variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest'), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/release'))
-          inputs:
-            command: 'sign'
-            signing_profile: 'external_distribution'
-            files_to_sign: '*.ps1'
-            search_root: 'dist'
-        - pwsh: |
-            cd .\.build
-            .\BuildScriptVersions.ps1
-          displayName: "Build ScriptVersions.txt"
-        - pwsh: |
-            Get-Content dist\ScriptVersions.txt
-          displayName: "Display Script Versions file"
-        - pwsh: |
-            $tag = "v$((Get-Date).ToString(`"yy.MM.dd.HHmm`"))"
-            Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=ReleaseTagValue]$tag"
-            (Get-Content .\dist\ScriptVersions.txt) -replace '^(\S+.ps1)', ('[$1](https://github.com/microsoft/CSS-Exchange/releases/download/' + $tag + '/$1)') | Out-File dist\ScriptVersions.txt
-            Get-Content dist\ScriptVersions.txt
-          displayName: "Setting Script Versions text file"
-        - task: GitHubRelease@0
-          displayName: 'Create GitHub Release - Draft'
-          condition: and(succeeded(), ne (variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest'), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/release'))
-          inputs:
-            gitHubConnection: 'github.com_bill-long'
-            repositoryName: microsoft/CSS-Exchange
-            action: create
-            tagSource: manual
-            tagPattern: 'v[0-9].[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]'
-            tag: $(ReleaseTagValue)
-            title: $(ReleaseTagValue)
-            releaseNotesSource: 'file'
-            releaseNotesFile: dist\ScriptVersions.txt
-            assets: |
-              dist\*.ps1
-              dist\*.nse
-              dist\*.zip
-              dist\*.txt
-              dist\*.csv
-            addChangeLog: true
-            isDraft: true
-        - task: GitHubRelease@0
-          displayName: 'Publish GitHub Release'
-          condition: and(succeeded(), ne (variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest'), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/release'))
-          inputs:
-            gitHubConnection: 'github.com_bill-long'
-            repositoryName: microsoft/CSS-Exchange
-            action: edit
-            tagSource: manual
-            tagPattern: 'v[0-9].[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]'
-            tag: $(ReleaseTagValue)
-            title: $(ReleaseTagValue)
-            releaseNotesSource: 'file'
-            releaseNotesFile: dist\ScriptVersions.txt
-            assetUploadMode: replace
-            addChangeLog: true
-            isDraft: false