--- a/buildfarm/release/release-runner.py
+++ b/buildfarm/release/release-runner.py
@@ -29,21 +29,19 @@ from util.hg import mercurial, update, c
 from util.retry import retry
 from util.fabric.common import check_fabric, FabricHelper
 from util.sendmail import sendmail
 from util.file import load_config, get_config
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-# Filters out Firefox Desktop and Fennec betas as they're handled
+# Filters out Firefox Desktop and Fennec releases as they're handled
 # separately within release promotion.
 RELEASE_PATTERNS = [
-    # all Fennec non-betas
-    r"Fennec-\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?-build\d+",
     # all Thunderbird betas
     r"Thunderbird-\d+\.\db\d+-build\d+",
     # all Thunderbird non-betas
     r"Thunderbird-\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?-build\d+",
 ]
 
 
 def reconfig_warning(from_, to, smtp_server, rr, start_time, elapsed,