diff --git a/.ci/build-linux.sh b/.ci/build-linux.sh
index 35aabf85d9..7e594b1c5e 100755
--- a/.ci/build-linux.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-linux.sh
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@ shellcheck .ci/*.sh
 } && SHOULD_DEPLOY="true" || SHOULD_DEPLOY="false"
 
 if [ "$build_status" -eq 0 ] && [ "$SHOULD_DEPLOY" = "true" ]; then
-    .ci/deploy-linux-legacy.sh "x86_64"
+    .ci/deploy-linux.sh "x86_64"
 fi
diff --git a/.ci/deploy-linux-legacy.sh b/.ci/deploy-linux-legacy.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1e22c5ffc9..0000000000
--- a/.ci/deploy-linux-legacy.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -ex
-
-cd build || exit 1
-
-if [ "$DEPLOY_APPIMAGE" = "true" ]; then
-    DESTDIR=AppDir ninja install
-
-    curl -fsSLo /usr/bin/linuxdeploy https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy/releases/download/continuous/linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage
-    chmod +x /usr/bin/linuxdeploy
-    curl -fsSLo /usr/bin/linuxdeploy-plugin-qt https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy-plugin-qt/releases/download/continuous/linuxdeploy-plugin-qt-x86_64.AppImage
-    chmod +x /usr/bin/linuxdeploy-plugin-qt
-    curl -fsSLo linuxdeploy-plugin-checkrt.sh https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy-plugin-checkrt/releases/download/continuous/linuxdeploy-plugin-checkrt-x86_64.sh
-    chmod +x ./linuxdeploy-plugin-checkrt.sh
-
-    export EXTRA_PLATFORM_PLUGINS="libqwayland-egl.so;libqwayland-generic.so"
-    export EXTRA_QT_PLUGINS="svg;wayland-decoration-client;wayland-graphics-integration-client;wayland-shell-integration"
-    APPIMAGE_EXTRACT_AND_RUN=1 linuxdeploy --appdir AppDir --plugin qt
-
-    # Remove libwayland-client because it has platform-dependent exports and breaks other OSes
-    rm -f ./AppDir/usr/lib/libwayland-client.so*
-
-    # Remove libvulkan because it causes issues with gamescope
-    rm -f ./AppDir/usr/lib/libvulkan.so*
-
-    # Remove git directory containing local commit history file
-    rm -rf ./AppDir/usr/share/rpcs3/git
-
-    ./linuxdeploy-plugin-checkrt.sh --appdir AppDir
-
-    linuxdeploy --appimage-extract
-    ./squashfs-root/plugins/linuxdeploy-plugin-appimage/usr/bin/appimagetool AppDir -g
-
-    COMM_TAG=$(awk '/version{.*}/ { printf("%d.%d.%d", $5, $6, $7) }' ../rpcs3/rpcs3_version.cpp)
-    COMM_COUNT="$(git rev-list --count HEAD)"
-    COMM_HASH="$(git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD)"
-    RPCS3_APPIMAGE="rpcs3-v${COMM_TAG}-${COMM_COUNT}-${COMM_HASH}_linux64.AppImage"
-
-    mv ./RPCS3*.AppImage "$RPCS3_APPIMAGE"
-
-    # If we're building using a CI, let's copy over the AppImage artifact
-    if [ -n "$BUILD_ARTIFACTSTAGINGDIRECTORY" ]; then
-        cp "$RPCS3_APPIMAGE" "$ARTDIR"
-    fi
-
-    FILESIZE=$(stat -c %s ./rpcs3*.AppImage)
-    SHA256SUM=$(sha256sum ./rpcs3*.AppImage | awk '{ print $1 }')
-    echo "${SHA256SUM};${FILESIZE}B" > "$RELEASE_MESSAGE"
-fi
diff --git a/.ci/deploy-linux.sh b/.ci/deploy-linux.sh
index df5950061c..38a1d3e05c 100755
--- a/.ci/deploy-linux.sh
+++ b/.ci/deploy-linux.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if [ "$DEPLOY_APPIMAGE" = "true" ]; then
     export EXTRA_PLATFORM_PLUGINS="libqwayland-egl.so;libqwayland-generic.so"
     export EXTRA_QT_PLUGINS="svg;wayland-decoration-client;wayland-graphics-integration-client;wayland-shell-integration;waylandcompositor"
 
-    APPIMAGE_EXTRACT_AND_RUN=1 linuxdeploy --appdir AppDir --plugin qt
+    APPIMAGE_EXTRACT_AND_RUN=1 linuxdeploy --appdir AppDir --plugin qt --plugin checkrt
 
     # Remove libwayland-client because it has platform-dependent exports and breaks other OSes
     rm -f ./AppDir/usr/lib/libwayland-client.so*
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ if [ "$DEPLOY_APPIMAGE" = "true" ]; then
     # Remove git directory containing local commit history file
     rm -rf ./AppDir/usr/share/rpcs3/git
 
-    ./linuxdeploy-plugin-checkrt.sh --appdir AppDir
-
     linuxdeploy --appimage-extract
     ./squashfs-root/plugins/linuxdeploy-plugin-appimage/usr/bin/appimagetool AppDir -g