diff --git a/stage_api/lta_utils.py b/stage_api/lta_utils.py
index eea18389948809c4ff21853214c1b2871bd1add5..22f5cf3874e71b8b52ac92ac3d3898b1d8fff8cf 100644
--- a/stage_api/lta_utils.py
+++ b/stage_api/lta_utils.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def bring_online(ctx: Union[RestContext, gfal2.Gfal2Context], surls, pin_time, r
 
 @context_decorator
 def release(ctx: Union[RestContext, gfal2.Gfal2Context], surls, token):
-    return ctx.release(surls, token)
+    return ctx.unpin(surls)
 
 
 @context_decorator