diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f73dc97..01f9c13e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
     "scripts": {
         "prepare": "yarn generate-i18n-messages",
-        "build": "rimraf dist/ && tsc -p src/bin && tsc -p src && tsc -p src/vite-plugin && tsc-alias -p src/tsconfig.json && yarn grant-exec-perms && yarn copy-files dist/ && cp -r src dist/",
+        "build": "tsc -p src/bin && tsc -p src && tsc -p src/vite-plugin && tsc-alias -p src/tsconfig.json && yarn grant-exec-perms && yarn copy-files dist/ && cp -r src dist/",
         "generate:json-schema": "ts-node scripts/generate-json-schema.ts",
-        "grant-exec-perms": "node dist/bin/tools/grant-exec-perms.js",
-        "copy-files": "copyfiles -u 1 src/**/*.ftl src/**/*.java",
+        "grant-exec-perms": "ts-node --skipProject scripts/grant-exec-perms.ts",
+        "copy-files": "copyfiles -u 1 src/**/*.ftl",
         "test": "yarn test:types && vitest run",
         "test:keycloakify-starter": "ts-node scripts/test-keycloakify-starter",
         "test:types": "tsc -p test/tsconfig.json --noEmit",
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
         "generate-i18n-messages": "ts-node --skipProject scripts/generate-i18n-messages.ts",
         "link-in-app": "ts-node --skipProject scripts/link-in-app.ts",
         "link-in-starter": "yarn link-in-app keycloakify-starter",
-        "watch-in-starter": "yarn build && yarn link-in-starter && (concurrently \"tsc -p src -w\" \"tsc-alias -p src/tsconfig.json\" \"tsc -p src/bin -w\")",
         "copy-keycloak-resources-to-storybook-static": "PUBLIC_DIR_PATH=.storybook/static node dist/bin/copy-keycloak-resources-to-public.js",
         "storybook": "yarn build && yarn copy-keycloak-resources-to-storybook-static && start-storybook -p 6006",
         "build-storybook": "yarn build && yarn copy-keycloak-resources-to-storybook-static && build-storybook"
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@
         "properties-parser": "^0.3.1",
         "react": "^18.2.0",
         "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
-        "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
         "scripting-tools": "^0.19.13",
         "storybook-dark-mode": "^1.1.2",
         "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
diff --git a/src/bin/tools/grant-exec-perms.ts b/scripts/grant-exec-perms.ts
similarity index 80%
rename from src/bin/tools/grant-exec-perms.ts
rename to scripts/grant-exec-perms.ts
index 50abb0be..10d44bb4 100644
--- a/src/bin/tools/grant-exec-perms.ts
+++ b/scripts/grant-exec-perms.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import { getThisCodebaseRootDirPath } from "./getThisCodebaseRootDirPath";
 import { join as pathJoin } from "path";
 import { constants } from "fs";
 import { chmod, stat } from "fs/promises";
 
 (async () => {
-    const thisCodebaseRootDirPath = getThisCodebaseRootDirPath();
+    const thisCodebaseRootDirPath = pathJoin(__dirname, "..");
 
     const { bin } = await import(pathJoin(thisCodebaseRootDirPath, "package.json"));