diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index be7d1c1973..0f51adc8cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -101,13 +101,6 @@ jobs:
         run: ./gradlew packageInstallers
         working-directory: .
 
-      - name: Build Daemon JAR
-        if: >
-            (runner.os == 'Linux' && (matrix.arch == 'x86_64' || matrix.arch == 'aarch64'))
-            || (runner.os == 'Windows')
-        run: ./gradlew :daemon:shadowJar -x test -x checkstyleMain -x checkstyleTest --stacktrace
-        working-directory: .
-
       # get version from jar
       - name: Set Version Unix
         if: runner.os != 'Windows'
@@ -154,32 +147,7 @@ jobs:
           Copy-Item -Path desktop\build\temp-*/binaries\desktop-*.jar.SHA-256 -Destination ${{ github.workspace }}/release-windows
           Move-Item -Path desktop\build\temp-*/binaries\desktop-*.jar.SHA-256 -Destination ${{ github.workspace }}/haveno-v${{ env.VERSION }}-windows-SNAPSHOT-all.jar.SHA-256
         shell: powershell
-      - name: Move Daemon JAR on Linux
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        run: |
-            mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}/release-daemon-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}
-            mv daemon/build/libs/daemon-all.jar ${{ github.workspace }}/release-daemon-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}/daemon-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}.jar
-            sha256sum ${{ github.workspace }}/release-daemon-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}/daemon-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}.jar > ${{ github.workspace }}/release-daemon-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}/daemon-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}.jar.SHA-256
-        shell: bash
-      - name: Move Daemon JAR on Windows
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        run: |
-            mkdir ${{ github.workspace }}\release-daemon-windows
-            Move-Item daemon\build\libs\daemon-all.jar ${{ github.workspace }}\release-daemon-windows\daemon-windows.jar
-            Get-FileHash ${{ github.workspace }}\release-daemon-windows\daemon-windows.jar -Algorithm SHA256 | ForEach-Object { $_.Hash } > ${{ github.workspace }}\release-daemon-windows\daemon-windows.jar.SHA-256
-        shell: powershell
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        name: "Linux daemon artifacts"
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        with:
-            name: daemon-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}
-            path: ${{ github.workspace }}/release-daemon-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        name: "Windows daemon artifacts"
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        with:
-            name: daemon-windows
-            path: ${{ github.workspace }}/release-daemon-windows
+
       # Windows artifacts
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         name: "Windows artifacts"
@@ -256,16 +224,6 @@ jobs:
             ${{ github.workspace }}/release-windows/haveno-v${{ env.VERSION }}-windows-x86_64-installer.exe
             ${{ github.workspace }}/haveno-v${{ env.VERSION }}-windows-SNAPSHOT-all.jar.SHA-256
 
-            # Daemon JARs
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/release-daemon-linux-x86_64/daemon-linux-x86_64.jar
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/release-daemon-linux-x86_64/daemon-linux-x86_64.jar.SHA-256
-
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/release-daemon-linux-aarch64/daemon-linux-aarch64.jar
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/release-daemon-linux-aarch64/daemon-linux-aarch64.jar.SHA-256
-
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/release-daemon-windows/daemon-windows.jar
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/release-daemon-windows/daemon-windows.jar.SHA-256
-
 # https://git-scm.com/docs/git-tag      - git-tag Docu
 #
 # git tag                   - lists all local tags
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 297d92c0cc..6ff271ffed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ haveno:
 update-dependencies:
 	./gradlew --refresh-dependencies && ./gradlew --write-verification-metadata sha256
 
-daemon: localnet
-	./gradlew :daemon:shadowJar -x test -x checkstyleMain -x checkstyleTest
-
 # build haveno without tests
 skip-tests: localnet
 	./gradlew build -x test -x checkstyleMain -x checkstyleTest
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2ee80eed9c..e7c027d57f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -791,8 +791,6 @@ configure(project(':statsnode')) {
 configure(project(':daemon')) {
     mainClassName = 'haveno.daemon.app.HavenoDaemonMain'
 
-    apply plugin: 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow'
-
     dependencies {
         implementation project(':proto')
         implementation project(':common')