diff --git a/bin/better-sqlite3/linux-desktop-better_sqlite3.node b/bin/better-sqlite3/linux-desktop-better_sqlite3.node
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diff --git a/bin/better-sqlite3/linux-server-better_sqlite3.node b/bin/better-sqlite3/linux-server-better_sqlite3.node
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/bin/better-sqlite3/mac-arm64-better_sqlite3.node b/bin/better-sqlite3/mac-arm64-better_sqlite3.node
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/bin/better-sqlite3/mac-x64-better_sqlite3.node b/bin/better-sqlite3/mac-x64-better_sqlite3.node
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/bin/better-sqlite3/win-better_sqlite3.node b/bin/better-sqlite3/win-better_sqlite3.node
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/bin/build-linux-x64.sh b/bin/build-linux-x64.sh
index e3e415355..16c44f43a 100755
--- a/bin/build-linux-x64.sh
+++ b/bin/build-linux-x64.sh
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ SRC_DIR=./dist/trilium-linux-x64-src
 
 rm -r "$SRC_DIR"/src/public/app-dist/*.mobile.*
 
-echo "Copying required linux-x64 binaries"
-cp -r bin/better-sqlite3/linux-desktop-better_sqlite3.node "$SRC_DIR"/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node
-
 echo "Packaging linux x64 electron build"
 ./node_modules/.bin/electron-packager "$SRC_DIR" --asar --out=dist --executable-name=trilium --platform=linux --arch=x64 --overwrite
 
diff --git a/bin/build-mac-arm64.sh b/bin/build-mac-arm64.sh
index 8d1f595a6..c1fcb295e 100755
--- a/bin/build-mac-arm64.sh
+++ b/bin/build-mac-arm64.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ then
     ./bin/copy-trilium.sh $SRC_DIR
 fi
 
-echo "Copying required mac arm64 binaries"
-
-cp -r bin/better-sqlite3/mac-arm64-better_sqlite3.node $SRC_DIR/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node
-
 rm -r $SRC_DIR/src/public/app-dist/*.mobile.*
 
 echo "Packaging mac arm64 electron build"
diff --git a/bin/build-mac-x64.sh b/bin/build-mac-x64.sh
index 8e560ba41..f665f9b73 100755
--- a/bin/build-mac-x64.sh
+++ b/bin/build-mac-x64.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ fi
 
 echo "Copying required mac x64 binaries"
 
-cp -r bin/better-sqlite3/mac-x64-better_sqlite3.node $SRC_DIR/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node
-
 rm -r $SRC_DIR/src/public/app-dist/*.mobile.*
 
 echo "Packaging mac x64 electron build"
diff --git a/bin/build-server.sh b/bin/build-server.sh
index 94a3650ef..260f309ca 100755
--- a/bin/build-server.sh
+++ b/bin/build-server.sh
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ rm -r $PKG_DIR/node_modules/electron*
 rm -r $PKG_DIR/webpack*
 rm -r $PKG_DIR/electron.js
 
-cp -r bin/better-sqlite3/linux-server-better_sqlite3.node $PKG_DIR/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node
-
 printf "#!/bin/sh\n./node/bin/node src/www" > $PKG_DIR/trilium.sh
 chmod 755 $PKG_DIR/trilium.sh
 
diff --git a/bin/build-win-x64.sh b/bin/build-win-x64.sh
index ad359ccb6..33f3b06be 100755
--- a/bin/build-win-x64.sh
+++ b/bin/build-win-x64.sh
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ then
     ./bin/copy-trilium.sh $SRC_DIR
 fi
 
-echo "Copying required windows binaries"
-
-cp -r bin/better-sqlite3/win-better_sqlite3.node $SRC_DIR/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node
-
 rm -r $SRC_DIR/src/public/app-dist/*.mobile.*
 
 echo "Packaging windows x64 electron build"
diff --git a/trilium.iml b/trilium.iml
index bfa02661b..8172d5ec5 100644
--- a/trilium.iml
+++ b/trilium.iml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/libraries" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/libraries" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/docs" />
-      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/bin/better-sqlite3" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/data" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/.flatpak-builder" />
     </content>