diff --git a/script/merge-release.js b/script/merge-release.js
index 60ac3acb244c..8917da4f2f23 100755
--- a/script/merge-release.js
+++ b/script/merge-release.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async function checkoutBranch (branchName) {
   console.log(`Checking out ${branchName}.`)
   let errorMessage = `Error checking out branch ${branchName}:`
   let successMessage = `Successfully checked out branch ${branchName}.`
-  return await callGit(['checkout', branchName], errorMessage, successMessage)
+  return callGit(['checkout', branchName], errorMessage, successMessage)
 }
 
 async function commitMerge () {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async function commitMerge () {
   let errorMessage = `Error committing merge:`
   let successMessage = `Successfully committed the merge for v${pkg.version}`
   let gitArgs = ['commit', '-m', `v${pkg.version}`]
-  return await callGit(gitArgs, errorMessage, successMessage)
+  return callGit(gitArgs, errorMessage, successMessage)
 }
 
 async function mergeReleaseIntoBranch (branchName) {
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ async function pushBranch (branchName) {
   let pushArgs = ['push', 'origin', branchName]
   let errorMessage = `Could not push branch ${branchName} due to an error:`
   let successMessage = `Successfully pushed branch ${branchName}.`
-  return await callGit(pushArgs, errorMessage, successMessage)
+  return callGit(pushArgs, errorMessage, successMessage)
 }
 
 async function pull () {
   console.log(`Performing a git pull`)
   let errorMessage = `Could not pull due to an error:`
   let successMessage = `Successfully performed a git pull`
-  return await callGit(['pull'], errorMessage, successMessage)
+  return callGit(['pull'], errorMessage, successMessage)
 }
 
 async function rebase (targetBranch) {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ async function rebase (targetBranch) {
   let errorMessage = `Could not rebase due to an error:`
   let successMessage = `Successfully rebased release branch from ` +
     `${targetBranch}`
-  return await callGit(['rebase', targetBranch], errorMessage, successMessage)
+  return callGit(['rebase', targetBranch], errorMessage, successMessage)
 }
 
 async function mergeRelease () {
diff --git a/script/release.js b/script/release.js
index 42c55b5cee3b..5b62d529bd09 100755
--- a/script/release.js
+++ b/script/release.js
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ async function uploadShasumFile (filePath, fileName, release) {
     filePath,
     name: fileName
   }
-  return await github.repos.uploadAsset(githubOpts)
+  return github.repos.uploadAsset(githubOpts)
     .catch(err => {
       console.log(`${fail} Error uploading ${filePath} to GitHub:`, err)
       process.exit(1)
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ async function publishRelease (release) {
     tag_name: release.tag_name,
     draft: false
   }
-  return await github.repos.editRelease(githubOpts)
+  return github.repos.editRelease(githubOpts)
     .catch(err => {
       console.log(`${fail} Error publishing release:`, err)
       process.exit(1)
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ async function cleanupReleaseBranch () {
   await callGit(['branch', '-D', 'release'], errorMessage, successMessage)
   errorMessage = `Could not delete remote release branch.`
   successMessage = `Successfully deleted remote release branch.`
-  return await callGit(['push', 'origin', ':release'], errorMessage, successMessage)
+  return callGit(['push', 'origin', ':release'], errorMessage, successMessage)
 }
 
 async function callGit (args, errorMessage, successMessage) {