diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 6ce203daa6c..5f6898a9682 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ jobs:
         cache: 'npm'
     # needed for integration & memory tests codecs support
     - run: sudo add-apt-repository multiverse && sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y ubuntu-restricted-extras
+    - run: sudo apt-get -y install binaryen
     - run: npm install
     - run: npm run build
     # Firefox seems to have issue with integration tests on GitHub actions only
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 84d205a5f00..5e48892bae5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "6.16.0",
         "arraybuffer-loader": "1.0.8",
         "babel-loader": "9.1.3",
-        "binaryen": "116.0.0",
         "chai": "4.3.10",
         "core-js": "3.34.0",
         "esbuild": "0.19.10",
@@ -4825,16 +4824,6 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/binaryen": {
-      "version": "116.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/binaryen/-/binaryen-116.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Hp0dXC6Cb/rTwWEoUS2BRghObE7g/S9umKtxuTDt3f61G6fNTE/YVew/ezyy3IdHcLx3f17qfh6LwETgCfvWkQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "bin": {
-        "wasm-opt": "bin/wasm-opt",
-        "wasm2js": "bin/wasm2js"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/body-parser": {
       "version": "1.20.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.20.1.tgz",
@@ -18190,12 +18179,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-jDctJ/IVQbZoJykoeHbhXpOlNBqGNcwXJKJog42E5HDPUwQTSdjCHdihjj0DlnheQ7blbT6dHOafNAiS8ooQKA==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "binaryen": {
-      "version": "116.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/binaryen/-/binaryen-116.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Hp0dXC6Cb/rTwWEoUS2BRghObE7g/S9umKtxuTDt3f61G6fNTE/YVew/ezyy3IdHcLx3f17qfh6LwETgCfvWkQ==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
     "body-parser": {
       "version": "1.20.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.20.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 863acfb8c91..ab18b453687 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "6.16.0",
     "arraybuffer-loader": "1.0.8",
     "babel-loader": "9.1.3",
-    "binaryen": "116.0.0",
     "chai": "4.3.10",
     "core-js": "3.34.0",
     "esbuild": "0.19.10",
diff --git a/scripts/wasm-optimize.mjs b/scripts/wasm-optimize.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a3216fe4f3..00000000000
--- a/scripts/wasm-optimize.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * ============= wasm-optimize util =============
- *
- * == What is this?
- *
- * This file allows to optimize a WebAssembly binary file (`.wasm`) by running
- * binaryen's wasm-opt tool on it, through its JavaScript API.
- *
- * To run it, provide the source WebAssembly file as first argument and the
- * output as second:
- * ```
- * node wasm-optimize.mjs source.wasm dest.wasm
- * ```
- *
- * == Why?
- *
- * As the WebAssembly file produced by the RxPlayer is mostly for performance
- * enhancement, it is important that we squeeze the most performance out of it
- * at compile-time.
- *
- * The wasm-opt tool specically optimizes WebAssembly files, it is different
- * from performance improvements made by the initial source compiler (e.g. the
- * Rust compiler) which may not have the same constraints. Whether this script
- * brings or not an improvement in comparison to the source WebAssembly file
- * still should probably be regularly checked in real-life scenarios.
- */
-
-import binaryen from "binaryen";
-import * as fs from "fs";
-
-run();
-function run() {
-  let inputFileName;
-  let outputFileName;
-
-  if (process.argv.length < 3) {
-    console.error("Error: missing input file as first argument");
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-  if (process.argv.length < 4) {
-    console.error("Error: missing output file as second argument");
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-  inputFileName = process.argv[2];
-  outputFileName = process.argv[3];
-
-  console.log("Starting logic to optimize wasm file:", inputFileName);
-
-  let dataU8;
-  try {
-    const data = fs.readFileSync(inputFileName);
-    dataU8 = new Uint8Array(data.buffer);
-    binaryen.setOptimizeLevel(4);
-    const module = binaryen.readBinary(dataU8);
-    module.optimize();
-    const output = module.emitBinary();
-    fs.writeFileSync(outputFileName, output);
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.error("Error:", err?.message ?? "Unknown");
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-  console.log("WASM successfuly optimized!");
-}
diff --git a/src/parsers/manifest/dash/wasm-parser/README.md b/src/parsers/manifest/dash/wasm-parser/README.md
index 74b781b3aff..01d950c093b 100644
--- a/src/parsers/manifest/dash/wasm-parser/README.md
+++ b/src/parsers/manifest/dash/wasm-parser/README.md
@@ -251,12 +251,13 @@ fear that they may change in the future, in which case this documentation could
 easily be outdated.
 
 To be able to call those scripts, you will need to have the Rust compiler
-toolchain installed and ready to compile to WebAssembly.
+toolchain installed and ready to compile to WebAssembly as well as `binaryen`, a
+WebAssembly-specialized toolbox.
 
-To do this, the easiest way would be to rely on `rustup`, a tool to install and
-update Rust toolchains:
+There are several ways this can be done, with the easiest way generally being:
 
-  1. Install [rustup](https://rustup.rs/)
+  1. Install [rustup](https://rustup.rs/), which is a tool intended to
+     facilitate the installation of Rust toolchains
 
   2. Install and rely on the stable toolchain:
      ```sh
@@ -268,4 +269,6 @@ update Rust toolchains:
      rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
      ```
 
+  4. Now install [binaryen](https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen)
+
 That should be it!