diff --git a/chunks/lang-java/99-gradle.sh b/chunks/lang-java/99-gradle.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 3c35e34b9..000000000
--- a/chunks/lang-java/99-gradle.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# This script calculates the optimal number of Gradle workers for a Gitpod workspace.
-# It uses `gp top` to detect the number of available virtual CPUs, as Gitpod workspaces run in containers
-# and only a subset of the CPU cores known to the Linux kernel are usable.
-
-# Gitpod Cloud:
-# If a workspace is described as "up to X cores", dynamic CPU limiting is active.
-# The script takes the number of cores from the description and divides it by two, since .resources.cpu.limit
-# represents the current limit and depends on CPU utilization.
-
-# Gitpod Enterprise:
-# The script uses the value of .resources.cpu.limit, which represents the static CPU limit.
-
-# In any case, the number of workers is set to (core - 2) to leave some capacity for IDE backend processes.
-
-json=$(gp top --json)
-description=$(echo "$json" | jq -r '.workspace_class.description')
-upto=$(echo "$description" | grep -oP '(?<=Up to )\d+(?= cores)' || echo "")
-limit=$(echo "$json" | jq '.resources.cpu.limit / 1000')
-
-if [[ -z "$upto" ]]; then
-	vcpus=$((limit))
-else
-	vcpus=$((upto / 2))
-fi
-
-# Leave 2 vCPUs for other processes, such as IDE backends
-workers=$((vcpus - 2))
-
-# Ensure at least one worker, even in small workspaces
-workers=$((workers < 1 ? 1 : workers))
-
-# Set an environment variable to configure Gradle
-export GRADLE_OPTS="-Dorg.gradle.workers.max=$workers"
-
-# Output the configuration details
-# printf "upto: $upto\nlimit: $limit\nvcpu: $vcpus\nworkers: $workers\nGRADLE_OPTS=$GRADLE_OPTS\n"
diff --git a/chunks/lang-java/Dockerfile b/chunks/lang-java/Dockerfile
index e922f293f..ae5cc64cf 100644
--- a/chunks/lang-java/Dockerfile
+++ b/chunks/lang-java/Dockerfile
@@ -25,4 +25,3 @@ RUN curl -fsSL "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash \
              && echo '[[ -s \"/home/gitpod/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh\" ]] && source \"/home/gitpod/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh\"' >> /home/gitpod/.bashrc.d/99-java"
 # above, we are adding the sdkman init to .bashrc (executing sdkman-init.sh does that), because one is executed on interactive shells, the other for non-interactive shells (e.g. plugin-host)
 ENV GRADLE_USER_HOME=/workspace/.gradle/
-COPY --chown=gitpod:gitpod 99-gradle.sh /home/gitpod/.bashrc.d/99-gradle.sh