diff --git a/ci_cd/root-size-budget.json b/ci_cd/root-size-budget.json
index 00cbb7bbcbb..2db7104008e 100644
--- a/ci_cd/root-size-budget.json
+++ b/ci_cd/root-size-budget.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "max_tracked_root_dirs": 24,
   "max_tracked_root_entries": 64,
-  "max_tracked_root_file_bytes": 3489661,
   "max_tracked_root_files": 40
 }
diff --git a/scripts/check_root_budget.py b/scripts/check_root_budget.py
index 7130278c85a..dcdb0ce5a4b 100644
--- a/scripts/check_root_budget.py
+++ b/scripts/check_root_budget.py
@@ -34,11 +34,9 @@ def current_root_metrics() -> dict[str, int]:
         else:
             root_dirs.add(parts[0])
 
-    root_file_bytes = sum(Path(file_path).stat().st_size for file_path in root_files)
     return {
         "max_tracked_root_dirs": len(root_dirs),
         "max_tracked_root_entries": len(root_files) + len(root_dirs),
-        "max_tracked_root_file_bytes": root_file_bytes,
         "max_tracked_root_files": len(root_files),
     }