diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index abf14543477..8dd4d892a7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -75,12 +75,11 @@ jobs:
           sudo systemctl start mysql
           python3 tools/ci/generate_sql_scripts.py
           tools/ci/validate_sql.sh
-      - name: Install RUST_G
+      - name: Install RUST_G Deps
         run: |
           sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
           sudo apt update || true
           sudo apt install libssl1.1:i386
-          bash tools/ci/install_rustg.sh
       - name: Compile & Run Unit Tests
         run: |
           tools/ci/install_byond.sh
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fdca68f06ec..a8ccd115662 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,6 +35,3 @@ stddef.dm
 
 # ignore midi2piano build cache
 /tools/midi2piano/midi2piano/obj/*
-
-# ignore RUSTG linux binary, since linux dependencies vary with pretty much every single install
-librust_g.so
diff --git a/_build_dependencies.sh b/_build_dependencies.sh
index af8776c888c..02c0cc25e35 100644
--- a/_build_dependencies.sh
+++ b/_build_dependencies.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ export NODE_VERSION=12
 export BYOND_MAJOR=513
 # Byond Minor
 export BYOND_MINOR=1526
-# For the RUSTG library
+# For the RUSTG library. Not actually installed by CI but kept as a reference
 export RUSTG_VERSION=2.1-P
diff --git a/librust_g.so b/librust_g.so
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5c25f422d2
Binary files /dev/null and b/librust_g.so differ
diff --git a/tools/ci/install_rustg.sh b/tools/ci/install_rustg.sh
index f1b77ef5baa..7c67513e64a 100755
--- a/tools/ci/install_rustg.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/install_rustg.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
+# This script is not actually used by CI, but kept as a reference incase we refactor CI again
+
 source _build_dependencies.sh
 
 mkdir -p ~/.byond/bin