diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 89ea8fb..5d1e480 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ workflows:
           context: [ qqq-maven-registry-credentials ]
           filters:
             branches:
-              ignore: /(develop|release/.*|hotfix/.*|integration.*)/
+              ignore: /(develop|release/.*|integration.*)/
             tags:
               only: []  
 
@@ -63,15 +63,3 @@ workflows:
                ignore: /.*/
             tags:
               only: [ /v.*/ ]
-
-  publish_hotfix_release:
-    jobs:
-      - qqq-orb/mvn_publish:
-          pre-steps:
-            - configure-package-install
-          context: [ qqq-maven-registry-credentials ]
-          branch_type: hotfix
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - /hotfix\/.*/