diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 83d5f8f2e..0993f6bc0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@
         "expect.js": "*",
         "mocha": "^11.7.5",
         "nock": "^14.0.10",
-        "ssh2": "^1.17.0",
-        "yesno": "^0.4.0"
+        "ssh2": "^1.17.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap": {
@@ -8683,12 +8682,6 @@
         "node": ">=12"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/yesno": {
-      "version": "0.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yesno/-/yesno-0.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-tdBxmHvbXPBKYIg81bMCB7bVeDmHkRzk5rVJyYYXurwKkHq/MCd8rz4HSJUP7hW0H2NlXiq8IFiWvYKEHhlotA==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
     "node_modules/yocto-queue": {
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c0159b740..614ab529a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
     "expect.js": "*",
     "mocha": "^11.7.5",
     "nock": "^14.0.10",
-    "ssh2": "^1.17.0",
-    "yesno": "^0.4.0"
+    "ssh2": "^1.17.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "./run-tests"
diff --git a/scripts/release b/scripts/release
index b30d152d8..db82a25c1 100755
--- a/scripts/release
+++ b/scripts/release
@@ -15,9 +15,49 @@ const assert = require('assert'),
     Table = require('easy-table'),
     url = require('url'),
     util = require('util'),
-    yesno = require('yesno'),
+    readline = require('readline'),
     _ = require('../src/underscore.js');
 
+// slightly simplified from https://github.com/tcql/node-yesno/blob/master/yesno.js
+async function yesno({ question, defaultValue, yesValues, noValues }) {
+    const options = {
+        yes: [ 'yes', 'y' ],
+        no:  [ 'no', 'n' ]
+    };
+
+    const yValues = (yesValues || options.yes).map((v) => v.toLowerCase());
+    const nValues  = (noValues || options.no).map((v) => v.toLowerCase());
+
+    const rl = readline.createInterface({
+      input: process.stdin,
+      output: process.stdout
+    });
+
+    return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+        rl.question(question + ' ', async function (answer) {
+            rl.close();
+
+            const cleaned = answer.trim().toLowerCase();
+
+            if (cleaned == '' && defaultValue != null)
+                return resolve(defaultValue);
+
+            if (yValues.indexOf(cleaned) >= 0)
+                return resolve(true);
+
+            if (nValues.indexOf(cleaned) >= 0)
+                return resolve(false);
+
+            process.stdout.write('\nInvalid Response.\n');
+            process.stdout.write('Answer either yes : (' + (yesValues || options.yes).join(', ') + ') \n');
+            process.stdout.write('Or no: (' + (noValues || options.no).join(', ') + ') \n\n');
+
+            const result = await yesno({ question, defaultValue, yesValues, noValues });
+            resolve(result);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
 const ENVIRONMENTS = {
     'dev': {
         tag: 'dev',
@@ -470,6 +510,9 @@ async function cleanup(options) {
     const ok = await yesno({ question: 'Really delete those unused release assets? [y/N]', defaultValue: null });
     if (!ok) return exit();
 
+    console.log('---', ok)
+    return
+
     const escapedAssets = unusedAssets.map(asset => `'/home/ubuntu/releases/${asset}'`).join(' ');
     execSync(`ssh ubuntu@${env.releasesServer} "rm ${escapedAssets}"`, { stdio: [ null, process.stdout, process.stderr ] } );