diff --git a/OvmfPkg/create-release.py b/OvmfPkg/create-release.py
index 6a6017a9f2..f23a77438f 100755
--- a/OvmfPkg/create-release.py
+++ b/OvmfPkg/create-release.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2010 - 2012, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
+# Copyright (c) 2010 - 2013, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.<BR>
 #
 # This program and the accompanying materials
 # are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
 #
 
-release_type = 'alpha'
-
 import os
 import re
 import StringIO
@@ -210,7 +208,7 @@ def build(arch):
 
 def create_zip(arch):
     global build_info
-    filename = 'OVMF-%s-r%d-%s.zip' % (arch, revision, release_type)
+    filename = 'OVMF-%s-r%d.zip' % (arch, revision)
     print 'Creating', filename, '...',
     sys.stdout.flush()
     if os.path.exists(filename):