diff --git a/.github/runner-files/ci-gradle.properties b/.github/runner-files/ci-gradle.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 753351b1b..000000000
--- a/.github/runner-files/ci-gradle.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-org.gradle.daemon=false
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx5120m
-org.gradle.workers.max=5
-org.gradle.parallel=true
-
-kotlin.incremental=false
-kotlin.compiler.execution.strategy=in-process
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/build_pull_request.yml
index 20e6a1aa6..5b0f9b8f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_pull_request.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 11
           distribution: adopt
 
-      - name: Copy CI files
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.gradle
-          cp .github/runner-files/ci-gradle.properties ~/.gradle/gradle.properties
-
       - name: Generate multisrc sources
         uses: gradle/gradle-command-action@v2
         with:
@@ -82,11 +77,6 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 11
           distribution: adopt
 
-      - name: Copy CI files
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.gradle
-          cp .github/runner-files/ci-gradle.properties ~/.gradle/gradle.properties
-
       - name: Generate sources from the multi-source library
         uses: gradle/gradle-command-action@v2
         env:
@@ -120,11 +110,6 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 11
           distribution: adopt
 
-      - name: Copy CI files
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.gradle
-          cp .github/runner-files/ci-gradle.properties ~/.gradle/gradle.properties
-
       - name: Build extensions (chunk ${{ matrix.chunk }})
         uses: gradle/gradle-command-action@v2
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_push.yml b/.github/workflows/build_push.yml
index c09acd4af..a5fa47e2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_push.yml
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 11
           distribution: adopt
 
-      - name: Copy CI files
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.gradle
-          cp .github/runner-files/ci-gradle.properties ~/.gradle/gradle.properties
-
       - name: Generate multisrc sources
         uses: gradle/gradle-command-action@v2
         with:
@@ -90,10 +85,8 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 11
           distribution: adopt
 
-      - name: Copy CI files
+      - name: Prepare signing key
         run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.gradle
-          cp .github/runner-files/ci-gradle.properties ~/.gradle/gradle.properties
           echo ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }} | base64 -d > signingkey.jks
 
       - name: Generate sources from the multi-source library
@@ -141,10 +134,8 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 11
           distribution: adopt
 
-      - name: Copy CI files
+      - name: Prepare signing key
         run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.gradle
-          cp .github/runner-files/ci-gradle.properties ~/.gradle/gradle.properties
           echo ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }} | base64 -d > signingkey.jks
 
       - name: Build extensions (chunk ${{ matrix.chunk }})
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index ae3b5127c..08688f6bd 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
 
 # Specifies the JVM arguments used for the daemon process.
 # The setting is particularly useful for tweaking memory settings.
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3072m
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx5120m
 
 # When configured, Gradle will run in incubating parallel mode.
 # This option should only be used with decoupled projects. More details, visit
 # http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/multi_project_builds.html#sec:decoupled_projects
 org.gradle.parallel=true
+org.gradle.workers.max=5
 
 org.gradle.caching=true