diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 24ed747f427..10c28e927b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "count-rules": "node tools/count-rules.js",
     "_:bridge:copy-protofiles": "cpy --flat packages/jsts/src/parsers/estree.proto sonar-plugin/bridge/src/main/protobuf && cpy --flat packages/jsts/src/parsers/estree.proto lib/jsts/src/parsers",
     "_:bridge:clear": "rimraf --glob lib/*",
-    "_:plugin:prepare-bridge": "npm pack && node tools/check-distribution-filepath-length.cjs && npm run _:plugin:copy-bridge && npm run generate-rules-list",
+    "_:plugin:prepare-bridge": "npm pack && npm run _:plugin:copy-bridge && npm run generate-rules-list",
     "_:plugin-fetch-node": "node tools/fetch-node/scripts/wrapper.mjs",
     "_:plugin:pre-build": "npm run _:plugin:prepare-bridge && npm run _:plugin-fetch-node",
     "_:plugin:copy-bridge": "cpy sonarjs-1.0.0.tgz sonar-plugin/sonar-javascript-plugin/target/classes && cpy sonarjs-1.0.0.tgz sonar-plugin/standalone/target/classes",
diff --git a/tools/check-distribution-filepath-length.cjs b/tools/check-distribution-filepath-length.cjs
deleted file mode 100644
index e6e725cff3f..00000000000
--- a/tools/check-distribution-filepath-length.cjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SonarQube JavaScript Plugin
- * Copyright (C) 2011-2024 SonarSource SA
- * mailto:info AT sonarsource DOT com
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
- */
-
-const tar = require('tar');
-
-const PACKAGE_FILENAME = 'sonarjs-1.0.0.tgz';
-const MAX_FILEPATH = 164;
-
-let longestLength = 0;
-let longestFilepath = '';
-
-tar.list({
-  file: PACKAGE_FILENAME,
-  sync: true,
-  onentry: file => {
-    if (file.path.length > longestLength) {
-      longestLength = file.path.length;
-      longestFilepath = file.path;
-    }
-  },
-});
-
-if (longestLength > MAX_FILEPATH) {
-  console.log(
-    `File length in generated ${PACKAGE_FILENAME} is longer than the accepted ${MAX_FILEPATH} characters`,
-  );
-  console.log(`File length is too long at ${longestLength} characters in ${longestFilepath}`);
-  process.exitCode = 1;
-}