diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/desktop.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/desktop.yml
index aa1064d..007051a 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/desktop.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/desktop.yml
@@ -136,11 +136,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Rust format check
         run: cargo fmt --all --check
 
-      # TEMPORARY — the red half of rule 177's proof for #5184. Removed in the very
-      # next commit. Both publishers must report `skipped` on this run.
-      - name: Deliberately red, to prove the publishers wait (#5184)
-        run: exit 1
-
   build:
     name: Tauri desktop (Linux)
     needs: [decide, verify]