diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 03c128df464a1..90ebc5e554fb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     steps:
-      - name: Setup nodejs
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 22
       - name: Clone repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -34,9 +30,6 @@ jobs:
           tools/make-chromium.sh ${{ env.VERSION }}
           tools/make-firefox.sh ${{ env.VERSION }}
           tools/make-thunderbird.sh ${{ env.VERSION }}
-      - name: Build NPM package
-        run: |
-          tools/make-npm.sh ${{ env.VERSION }}
       - name: Assemble release notes
         run: |
           > release.body.txt
@@ -57,4 +50,3 @@ jobs:
             dist/build/uBlock0_${{ env.VERSION }}.chromium.zip
             dist/build/uBlock0_${{ env.VERSION }}.firefox.xpi
             dist/build/uBlock0_${{ env.VERSION }}.thunderbird.xpi
-            dist/build/uBlock0_${{ env.VERSION }}.npm.tgz
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0ff5e3306c8cd..53075785fd5d0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ dist/build/uBlock0.npm: tools/make-nodejs.sh $(sources) $(platform) $(assets)
 	tools/make-npm.sh
 
 # Dev tools
-npm: node_modules/
+node_modules:
 	npm install
 
+npm: node_modules
+
 lint: npm
 	npm run lint
 
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ dist/build/uAssets:
 	tools/pull-assets.sh
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf dist/build tmp/node_modules
+	rm -rf dist/build tmp/node_modules node_modules
 
 cleanassets:
 	rm -rf dist/build/mv3-data dist/build/uAssets