diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_build_qt.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_build_qt.yml
index 769520e3ca..b2ef04b345 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_build_qt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_build_qt.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: ""
+      cheats_url:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2_patches/releases/latest/download
 
 jobs:
   build_linux:
@@ -97,6 +101,11 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.cache-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: .github/workflows/scripts/linux/build-dependencies-qt.sh
 
+      - name: Download cheats
+        run: |
+          cd bin/resources
+          aria2c -Z "${{ inputs.cheats_url }}/cheats_ni.zip" "${{ inputs.cheats_url }}/cheats_ws.zip"
+
       - name: Generate CMake
         env:
           COMPILER: ${{ inputs.compiler }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_build_wx.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_build_wx.yml
index 55f8382257..695b26be29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_build_wx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_build_wx.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: ""
+      cheats_url:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2_patches/releases/latest/download
 
 jobs:
   build_linux:
@@ -115,6 +119,11 @@ jobs:
           fi
           sudo make -C 3rdparty/${{ env.SDL }} install
 
+      - name: Download cheats
+        run: |
+          cd bin/resources
+          aria2c -Z "${{ inputs.cheats_url }}/cheats_ni.zip" "${{ inputs.cheats_url }}/cheats_ws.zip"
+
       - name: Generate CMake
         env:
           PLATFORM: ${{ inputs.platform }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_build.yml b/.github/workflows/macos_build.yml
index 20f8cff50d..de17e8a0b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos_build.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ on:
       gui:
         required: true
         type: string
+      cheats_url:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2_patches/releases/latest/download
 
 jobs:
   build_macos:
@@ -79,6 +83,11 @@ jobs:
           GUI: ${{ inputs.gui }}
         run: .github/workflows/scripts/macos/build-dependencies.sh
 
+      - name: Download cheats
+        run: |
+          cd bin/resources
+          aria2c -Z "${{ inputs.cheats_url }}/cheats_ni.zip" "${{ inputs.cheats_url }}/cheats_ws.zip"
+
       - name: Generate CMake Files
         run: |
           QT_BUILD=$([ "${{ inputs.gui }}" == "Qt" ] && echo "ON" || echo "OFF")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_build_qt.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_build_qt.yml
index db219ceeff..13accc0675 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_build_qt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_build_qt.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2-windows-dependencies/releases/download/2022-07-24/qt-6.3.1-x64.7z
+      cheats_url:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2_patches/releases/latest/download
 
 jobs:
   build_windows_qt:
@@ -77,6 +81,12 @@ jobs:
           7z x qt-*-x64.7z
           del qt-*-x64.7z
 
+      - name: Download cheats
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          cd bin/resources
+          aria2c -Z "${{ inputs.cheats_url }}/cheats_ni.zip" "${{ inputs.cheats_url }}/cheats_ws.zip"
+
       - name: Build PCSX2
         shell: cmd
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_build_wx.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_build_wx.yml
index 40dae457d8..2360f3a9e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_build_wx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_build_wx.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ on:
       configuration:
         required: true
         type: string
+      cheats_url:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2_patches/releases/latest/download
 
 jobs:
   build_windows_wx:
@@ -71,6 +75,12 @@ jobs:
         if: inputs.configuration != 'CMake'
         uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1
 
+      - name: Download cheats
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          cd bin/resources
+          aria2c -Z "${{ inputs.cheats_url }}/cheats_ni.zip" "${{ inputs.cheats_url }}/cheats_ws.zip"
+
       - name: Generate CMake
         if: inputs.configuration == 'CMake'
         id: cmake
diff --git a/bin/resources/cheats_ni.zip b/bin/resources/cheats_ni.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ae8b2caea..0000000000
Binary files a/bin/resources/cheats_ni.zip and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/bin/resources/cheats_ws.zip b/bin/resources/cheats_ws.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index 23d8271a17..0000000000
Binary files a/bin/resources/cheats_ws.zip and /dev/null differ