diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
index 52be483f34e365..c8980180a09d2c 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
@@ -716,19 +716,6 @@ const ci = {
             "df -h",
           ].join("\n"),
         },
-        {
-          name: "Build denort release",
-          if: [
-            "matrix.job == 'test' &&",
-            "matrix.profile == 'release' &&",
-            "github.repository == 'denoland/deno'",
-          ].join("\n"),
-          run: [
-            "df -h",
-            "cargo build --profile=release-slim --locked --bin denort",
-            "df -h",
-          ].join("\n"),
-        },
         {
           // Run a minimal check to ensure that binary is not corrupted, regardless
           // of our build mode
@@ -775,11 +762,10 @@ const ci = {
             "cd target/release",
             "zip -r deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip deno",
             "shasum -a 256 deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip > deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip.sha256sum",
-            "./deno types > lib.deno.d.ts",
-            "cd ../release-slim",
-            "zip -r ../release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip denort",
-            "cd ../release",
+            "strip denort",
+            "zip -r denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip denort",
             "shasum -a 256 denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip > denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip.sha256sum",
+            "./deno types > lib.deno.d.ts",
           ].join("\n"),
         },
         {
@@ -804,9 +790,8 @@ const ci = {
             "cd target/release",
             "zip -r deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip deno",
             "shasum -a 256 deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip > deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip.sha256sum",
-            "cd ../release-slim",
-            "zip -r ../release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip denort",
-            "cd ../release",
+            "strip denort",
+            "zip -r denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip denort",
             "shasum -a 256 denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip > denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip.sha256sum",
           ]
             .join("\n"),
@@ -823,8 +808,7 @@ const ci = {
           run: [
             "Compress-Archive -CompressionLevel Optimal -Force -Path target/release/deno.exe -DestinationPath target/release/deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip",
             "Get-FileHash target/release/deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-List > target/release/deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256sum",
-
-            "Compress-Archive -CompressionLevel Optimal -Force -Path target/release-slim/denort.exe -DestinationPath target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip",
+            "Compress-Archive -CompressionLevel Optimal -Force -Path target/release/denort.exe -DestinationPath target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip",
             "Get-FileHash target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-List > target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256sum",
           ].join("\n"),
         },
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bb94c046145853..524af7ac368f24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -419,15 +419,6 @@ jobs:
           df -h
           cargo build --release --locked --all-targets
           df -h
-      - name: Build denort release
-        if: |-
-          !(matrix.skip) && (matrix.job == 'test' &&
-          matrix.profile == 'release' &&
-          github.repository == 'denoland/deno')
-        run: |-
-          df -h
-          cargo build --profile=release-slim --locked --bin denort
-          df -h
       - name: Check deno binary
         if: '!(matrix.skip) && (matrix.job == ''test'')'
         run: 'target/${{ matrix.profile }}/deno eval "console.log(1+2)" | grep 3'
@@ -457,11 +448,10 @@ jobs:
           cd target/release
           zip -r deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip deno
           shasum -a 256 deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip > deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip.sha256sum
-          ./deno types > lib.deno.d.ts
-          cd ../release-slim
-          zip -r ../release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip denort
-          cd ../release
+          strip denort
+          zip -r denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip denort
           shasum -a 256 denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip > denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-unknown-linux-gnu.zip.sha256sum
+          ./deno types > lib.deno.d.ts
       - name: Pre-release (mac)
         if: |-
           !(matrix.skip) && (matrix.os == 'macos' &&
@@ -477,9 +467,8 @@ jobs:
           cd target/release
           zip -r deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip deno
           shasum -a 256 deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip > deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip.sha256sum
-          cd ../release-slim
-          zip -r ../release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip denort
-          cd ../release
+          strip denort
+          zip -r denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip denort
           shasum -a 256 denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip > denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-apple-darwin.zip.sha256sum
       - name: Pre-release (windows)
         if: |-
@@ -491,7 +480,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |-
           Compress-Archive -CompressionLevel Optimal -Force -Path target/release/deno.exe -DestinationPath target/release/deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip
           Get-FileHash target/release/deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-List > target/release/deno-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256sum
-          Compress-Archive -CompressionLevel Optimal -Force -Path target/release-slim/denort.exe -DestinationPath target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip
+          Compress-Archive -CompressionLevel Optimal -Force -Path target/release/denort.exe -DestinationPath target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip
           Get-FileHash target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-List > target/release/denort-${{ matrix.arch }}-pc-windows-msvc.zip.sha256sum
       - name: Upload canary to dl.deno.land
         if: |-
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fa2813caedcf3a..8e7d446b01e337 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -251,11 +251,6 @@ incremental = true
 lto = true
 opt-level = 'z' # Optimize for size
 
-[profile.release-slim]
-inherits = "release"
-panic = "abort"
-strip = "symbols"
-
 # Build release with debug symbols: cargo build --profile=release-with-debug
 [profile.release-with-debug]
 inherits = "release"