diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 15f0c35f6f..0a4d83558f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           cache: npm
       - run: npm install
-        env:
-          SKIP_PREPARE: true
       - run: npm run test:integration
         env:
           CI: true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 80a6be1276..79f0f7c784 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     "test:unit": "mocha --config .mocharc.unit.js --exit",
     "quicktest": "mocha --exit",
     "build": "rollup -c && npm run tsd",
-    "prepare": "node scripts/skip_in_ci.js npm run build",
+    "prepare": "npm run build",
     "dev": "rollup -cw",
     "posttest": "agadoo internal/index.mjs",
     "prepublishOnly": "node check_publish_env.js && npm run lint && npm run build && npm test",
diff --git a/scripts/skip_in_ci.js b/scripts/skip_in_ci.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d845d000ab..0000000000
--- a/scripts/skip_in_ci.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-if (process.env.SKIP_PREPARE) {
-  console.log('Skipped "prepare" script');
-} else {
-	const { execSync } = require("child_process");
-	const command = process.argv.slice(2).join(" ");
-	execSync(command, { stdio: "inherit" });
-}