diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/trigger-desktop.yml b/.gitea/workflows/trigger-desktop.yml
index 4ecc6e3c5..afa856754 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/trigger-desktop.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/trigger-desktop.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ jobs:
   trigger:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Bump cinny submodule and dispatch desktop build
+      - name: Bump cinny submodule
         env:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
-          DISPATCH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DISPATCH_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           CINNY_SHA="${{ github.sha }}"
           git clone "https://x-access-token:$TOKEN@code.lotusguild.org/LotusGuild/cinny-desktop.git" desktop
@@ -23,22 +22,9 @@ jobs:
           git -C cinny checkout "$CINNY_SHA"
           git add cinny
           if git diff --cached --quiet; then
-            echo "Submodule already at $CINNY_SHA, skipping commit"
+            echo "Submodule already at $CINNY_SHA, nothing to do"
           else
             git commit -m "chore: bump cinny submodule to ${CINNY_SHA:0:8}"
             git push origin main
-          fi
-          echo "Dispatching cinny-desktop release.yml on ref=main ..."
-          HTTP=$(curl -s -o /tmp/dispatch_resp.json -w "%{http_code}" -X POST \
-            "https://code.lotusguild.org/api/v1/repos/LotusGuild/cinny-desktop/actions/workflows/release.yml/dispatches" \
-            -H "Authorization: token $DISPATCH_TOKEN" \
-            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            -d '{"ref":"main"}')
-          echo "HTTP $HTTP"
-          cat /tmp/dispatch_resp.json 2>/dev/null || true
-          if [ "$HTTP" -ge 200 ] && [ "$HTTP" -lt 300 ]; then
-            echo "Dispatch succeeded (HTTP $HTTP)"
-          else
-            echo "ERROR: dispatch returned HTTP $HTTP — check DISPATCH_TOKEN scope"
-            exit 1
+            echo "Pushed — cinny-desktop release.yml will start via on:push trigger"
           fi