diff --git a/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp.Tests/BuildScripts.cs b/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp.Tests/BuildScripts.cs
index 3288eb5e852..1814a76bb2a 100644
--- a/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp.Tests/BuildScripts.cs
+++ b/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp.Tests/BuildScripts.cs
@@ -544,51 +544,6 @@ namespace Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp.Tests
             Assert.Equal(2, vcvarsfiles.Length);
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        public void TestLinuxBuildlessExtractionSuccess()
-        {
-            actions.RunProcess[@"C:\codeql\csharp/tools/linux64/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Standalone"] = 0;
-            actions.FileExists["csharp.log"] = true;
-            actions.GetEnvironmentVariable["CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_CSHARP_TRAP_DIR"] = "";
-            actions.GetEnvironmentVariable["CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_CSHARP_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_DIR"] = "";
-            actions.GetEnvironmentVariable["CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_CSHARP_SCRATCH_DIR"] = "scratch";
-            actions.EnumerateFiles[@"C:\Project"] = "foo.cs\ntest.sln";
-            actions.EnumerateDirectories[@"C:\Project"] = "";
-
-            var autobuilder = CreateAutoBuilder(false, buildless: "true");
-            TestAutobuilderScript(autobuilder, 0, 1);
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void TestLinuxBuildlessExtractionFailed()
-        {
-            actions.RunProcess[@"C:\codeql\csharp/tools/linux64/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Standalone"] = 10;
-            actions.FileExists["csharp.log"] = true;
-            actions.GetEnvironmentVariable["CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_CSHARP_TRAP_DIR"] = "";
-            actions.GetEnvironmentVariable["CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_CSHARP_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_DIR"] = "";
-            actions.GetEnvironmentVariable["CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_CSHARP_SCRATCH_DIR"] = "scratch";
-            actions.EnumerateFiles[@"C:\Project"] = "foo.cs\ntest.sln";
-            actions.EnumerateDirectories[@"C:\Project"] = "";
-
-            var autobuilder = CreateAutoBuilder(false, buildless: "true");
-            TestAutobuilderScript(autobuilder, 10, 1);
-        }
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void TestLinuxBuildlessExtractionSolution()
-        {
-            actions.RunProcess[@"C:\codeql\csharp/tools/linux64/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Standalone"] = 0;
-            actions.FileExists["csharp.log"] = true;
-            actions.GetEnvironmentVariable["CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_CSHARP_TRAP_DIR"] = "";
-            actions.GetEnvironmentVariable["CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_CSHARP_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_DIR"] = "";
-            actions.GetEnvironmentVariable["CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_CSHARP_SCRATCH_DIR"] = "scratch";
-            actions.EnumerateFiles[@"C:\Project"] = "foo.cs\ntest.sln";
-            actions.EnumerateDirectories[@"C:\Project"] = "";
-
-            var autobuilder = CreateAutoBuilder(false, buildless: "true");
-            TestAutobuilderScript(autobuilder, 0, 1);
-        }
-
         private void TestAutobuilderScript(CSharpAutobuilder autobuilder, int expectedOutput, int commandsRun)
         {
             Assert.Equal(expectedOutput, autobuilder.GetBuildScript().Run(actions, StartCallback, EndCallback));
@@ -677,21 +632,6 @@ namespace Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp.Tests
             TestAutobuilderScript(autobuilder, 0, 1);
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        public void TestSkipNugetBuildless()
-        {
-            actions.RunProcess[@"C:\codeql\csharp/tools/linux64/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Standalone"] = 0;
-            actions.FileExists["csharp.log"] = true;
-            actions.GetEnvironmentVariable["CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_CSHARP_TRAP_DIR"] = "";
-            actions.GetEnvironmentVariable["CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_CSHARP_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_DIR"] = "";
-            actions.GetEnvironmentVariable["CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_CSHARP_SCRATCH_DIR"] = "scratch";
-            actions.EnumerateFiles[@"C:\Project"] = "foo.cs\ntest.sln";
-            actions.EnumerateDirectories[@"C:\Project"] = "";
-
-            var autobuilder = CreateAutoBuilder(false, buildless: "true");
-            TestAutobuilderScript(autobuilder, 0, 1);
-        }
-
         [Fact]
         public void TestDotnetVersionNotInstalled()
         {
diff --git a/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp.csproj b/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp.csproj
index 72631931150..7c4f1d68177 100644
--- a/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp.csproj
+++ b/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp.csproj
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extractor\Semmle.Util\Semmle.Util.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extractor\Semmle.Extraction.CSharp\Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extractor\Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Standalone\Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Standalone.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\extractor\Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching\Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Semmle.Autobuild.Shared\Semmle.Autobuild.Shared.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp/StandaloneBuildRule.cs b/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp/StandaloneBuildRule.cs
index c202a029674..5b844e6cf6c 100644
--- a/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp/StandaloneBuildRule.cs
+++ b/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp/StandaloneBuildRule.cs
@@ -10,17 +10,7 @@ namespace Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp
     {
         public BuildScript Analyse(IAutobuilder<CSharpAutobuildOptions> builder, bool auto)
         {
-            if (builder.CodeQLExtractorLangRoot is null
-                || builder.CodeQlPlatform is null)
-            {
-                return BuildScript.Failure;
-            }
-
-            var standalone = builder.Actions.PathCombine(builder.CodeQLExtractorLangRoot, "tools", builder.CodeQlPlatform, "Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Standalone");
-            var cmd = new CommandBuilder(builder.Actions);
-            cmd.RunCommand(standalone);
-
-            return cmd.Script;
+            return BuildScript.Create(_ => Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Standalone.Program.Main([]));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.Shared/Autobuilder.cs b/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.Shared/Autobuilder.cs
index 2414791ad4c..371352cf5e2 100644
--- a/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.Shared/Autobuilder.cs
+++ b/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.Shared/Autobuilder.cs
@@ -73,16 +73,6 @@ namespace Semmle.Autobuild.Shared
         /// A logger.
         /// </summary>
         ILogger Logger { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Value of CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_<LANG>_ROOT environment variable.
-        /// </summary>
-        string? CodeQLExtractorLangRoot { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Value of CODEQL_PLATFORM environment variable.
-        /// </summary>
-        string? CodeQlPlatform { get; }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -197,9 +187,6 @@ namespace Semmle.Autobuild.Shared
                 return ret ?? new List<IProjectOrSolution>();
             });
 
-            CodeQLExtractorLangRoot = Actions.GetEnvironmentVariable(EnvVars.Root(this.Options.Language));
-            CodeQlPlatform = Actions.GetEnvironmentVariable(EnvVars.Platform);
-
             TrapDir = RequireEnvironmentVariable(EnvVars.TrapDir(this.Options.Language));
             SourceArchiveDir = RequireEnvironmentVariable(EnvVars.SourceArchiveDir(this.Options.Language));
             DiagnosticsDir = RequireEnvironmentVariable(EnvVars.DiagnosticDir(this.Options.Language));
@@ -364,15 +351,5 @@ namespace Semmle.Autobuild.Shared
                 diagnostics.Dispose();
             }
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Value of CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_<LANG>_ROOT environment variable.
-        /// </summary>
-        public string? CodeQLExtractorLangRoot { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Value of CODEQL_PLATFORM environment variable.
-        /// </summary>
-        public string? CodeQlPlatform { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/csharp/tools/tracing-config.lua b/csharp/tools/tracing-config.lua
index 5fc1cc8e80e..a48a93c073c 100644
--- a/csharp/tools/tracing-config.lua
+++ b/csharp/tools/tracing-config.lua
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ function RegisterExtractorPack(id)
     end
 
     local windowsMatchers = {
-        CreatePatternMatcher({ '^semmle%.extraction%.csharp%.standalone%.exe$' },
-            MatchCompilerName, nil, { trace = false }),
         DotnetMatcherBuild,
         MsBuildMatcher,
         CreatePatternMatcher({ '^csc.*%.exe$' }, MatchCompilerName, extractor, {
@@ -222,9 +220,6 @@ function RegisterExtractorPack(id)
         end
     }
     local posixMatchers = {
-        -- The compiler name is case sensitive on Linux and lower cased on MacOS
-        CreatePatternMatcher({ '^semmle%.extraction%.csharp%.standalone$', '^Semmle%.Extraction%.CSharp%.Standalone$' },
-            MatchCompilerName, nil, { trace = false }),
         DotnetMatcherBuild,
         CreatePatternMatcher({ '^mcs%.exe$', '^csc%.exe$' }, MatchCompilerName,
             extractor, {