diff --git a/dev-infra/ng-dev.js b/dev-infra/ng-dev.js
index cbab138243..e993e07c96 100755
--- a/dev-infra/ng-dev.js
+++ b/dev-infra/ng-dev.js
@@ -7467,21 +7467,9 @@ class ReleaseTool {
      * @returns a boolean indicating whether the user is logged into NPM.
      */
     _verifyNpmLoginState() {
-        var _a, _b;
+        var _a;
         return tslib.__awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             const registry = `NPM at the ${(_a = this._config.publishRegistry) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : 'default NPM'} registry`;
-            // TODO(josephperrott): remove wombat specific block once wombot allows `npm whoami` check to
-            // check the status of the local token in the .npmrc file.
-            if ((_b = this._config.publishRegistry) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.includes('wombat-dressing-room.appspot.com')) {
-                info('Unable to determine NPM login state for wombat proxy, requiring login now.');
-                try {
-                    yield npmLogin(this._config.publishRegistry);
-                }
-                catch (_c) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-                return true;
-            }
             if (yield npmIsLoggedIn(this._config.publishRegistry)) {
                 debug(`Already logged into ${registry}.`);
                 return true;
@@ -7493,7 +7481,7 @@ class ReleaseTool {
                 try {
                     yield npmLogin(this._config.publishRegistry);
                 }
-                catch (_d) {
+                catch (_b) {
                     return false;
                 }
                 return true;
diff --git a/dev-infra/release/publish/index.ts b/dev-infra/release/publish/index.ts
index e3bc250a28..ac4b5255e2 100644
--- a/dev-infra/release/publish/index.ts
+++ b/dev-infra/release/publish/index.ts
@@ -184,17 +184,6 @@ export class ReleaseTool {
    */
   private async _verifyNpmLoginState(): Promise<boolean> {
     const registry = `NPM at the ${this._config.publishRegistry ?? 'default NPM'} registry`;
-    // TODO(josephperrott): remove wombat specific block once wombot allows `npm whoami` check to
-    // check the status of the local token in the .npmrc file.
-    if (this._config.publishRegistry?.includes('wombat-dressing-room.appspot.com')) {
-      info('Unable to determine NPM login state for wombat proxy, requiring login now.');
-      try {
-        await npmLogin(this._config.publishRegistry);
-      } catch {
-        return false;
-      }
-      return true;
-    }
     if (await npmIsLoggedIn(this._config.publishRegistry)) {
       debug(`Already logged into ${registry}.`);
       return true;