diff --git a/Gruntfile.coffee b/Gruntfile.coffee
index 54ea69815..82b471e40 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.coffee
+++ b/Gruntfile.coffee
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
       commit:
         options: shellOptions
         command: [
-          'git checkout <%= pkg.meta.mainBranch %>',
           'git commit -am "Release <%= pkg.meta.name %> v<%= pkg.version %>."',
           'git tag -a <%= pkg.version %> -m "<%= pkg.meta.name %> v<%= pkg.version %>."',
           'git tag -af stable -m "<%= pkg.meta.name %> v<%= pkg.version %>."'