diff --git a/scripts/bump-cfnspec.sh b/scripts/bump-cfnspec.sh
index bec5e82aa4b44..f71f002785ff9 100755
--- a/scripts/bump-cfnspec.sh
+++ b/scripts/bump-cfnspec.sh
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ cd ${pwd}/packages/@aws-cdk/cfnspec
 yarn update
 version=$(cat cfn.version)
 
-# Running a full build saving awslint exclusion rules in case any of them fails
-export AWSLINT_SAVE=true
-yarn lerna run build --stream --include-dependencies
-
 # Come back to root, add all files to git and commit
 cd ${pwd}
 git add .