diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/loader.ts b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/loader.ts
index 3196b28b9..74164a61e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/loader.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/emoji/loader.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { flattenEmojiData } from 'emojibase';
-import type { CompactEmoji, FlatCompactEmoji } from 'emojibase';
+import type { CompactEmoji, FlatCompactEmoji, Locale } from 'emojibase';
 
 import {
   putEmojiData,
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ async function fetchAndCheckEtag<ResultType extends object[]>(
   if (locale === 'custom') {
     url.pathname = '/api/v1/custom_emojis';
   } else {
-    // This doesn't use isDevelopment() as that module loads initial state
-    // which breaks workers, as they cannot access the DOM.
-    url.pathname = `/packs${import.meta.env.DEV ? '-dev' : ''}/emoji/${locale}.json`;
+    const modulePath = await localeToPath(locale);
+    url.pathname = modulePath;
   }
 
   const oldEtag = await loadLatestEtag(locale);
@@ -80,3 +79,18 @@ async function fetchAndCheckEtag<ResultType extends object[]>(
 
   return data;
 }
+
+const modules = import.meta.glob(
+  '../../../../../node_modules/emojibase-data/**/compact.json',
+  {
+    as: 'url',
+  },
+);
+
+function localeToPath(locale: Locale) {
+  const key = `../../../../../node_modules/emojibase-data/${locale}/compact.json`;
+  if (!modules[key] || typeof modules[key] !== 'function') {
+    throw new Error(`Unsupported locale: ${locale}`);
+  }
+  return modules[key]();
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 44c60bb4a..04dcdb0b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
     "vite": "^7.1.1",
     "vite-plugin-manifest-sri": "^0.2.0",
     "vite-plugin-pwa": "^1.0.2",
-    "vite-plugin-static-copy": "^3.1.1",
     "vite-plugin-svgr": "^4.3.0",
     "vite-tsconfig-paths": "^5.1.4",
     "wicg-inert": "^3.1.2",
diff --git a/vite.config.mts b/vite.config.mts
index f2a0ec059..3250e8f78 100644
--- a/vite.config.mts
+++ b/vite.config.mts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import {
 } from 'vite';
 import manifestSRI from 'vite-plugin-manifest-sri';
 import { VitePWA } from 'vite-plugin-pwa';
-import { viteStaticCopy } from 'vite-plugin-static-copy';
 import svgr from 'vite-plugin-svgr';
 import tsconfigPaths from 'vite-tsconfig-paths';
 
@@ -167,21 +166,6 @@ export const config: UserConfigFnPromise = async ({ mode, command }) => {
       }),
       MastodonThemes(),
       MastodonAssetsManifest(),
-      viteStaticCopy({
-        targets: [
-          {
-            src: path.resolve(
-              __dirname,
-              'node_modules/emojibase-data/**/compact.json',
-            ),
-            dest: 'emoji',
-            rename(_name, ext, dir) {
-              const locale = path.basename(path.dirname(dir));
-              return `${locale}.${ext}`;
-            },
-          },
-        ],
-      }),
       MastodonServiceWorkerLocales(),
       MastodonEmojiCompressed(),
       legacy({
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d2b097ed9..ada062921 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2935,7 +2935,6 @@ __metadata:
     vite: "npm:^7.1.1"
     vite-plugin-manifest-sri: "npm:^0.2.0"
     vite-plugin-pwa: "npm:^1.0.2"
-    vite-plugin-static-copy: "npm:^3.1.1"
     vite-plugin-svgr: "npm:^4.3.0"
     vite-tsconfig-paths: "npm:^5.1.4"
     vitest: "npm:^3.2.4"
@@ -5209,16 +5208,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"anymatch@npm:~3.1.2":
-  version: 3.1.3
-  resolution: "anymatch@npm:3.1.3"
-  dependencies:
-    normalize-path: "npm:^3.0.0"
-    picomatch: "npm:^2.0.4"
-  checksum: 10c0/57b06ae984bc32a0d22592c87384cd88fe4511b1dd7581497831c56d41939c8a001b28e7b853e1450f2bf61992dfcaa8ae2d0d161a0a90c4fb631ef07098fbac
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "are-docs-informative@npm:^0.0.2":
   version: 0.0.2
   resolution: "are-docs-informative@npm:0.0.2"
@@ -5621,13 +5610,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"binary-extensions@npm:^2.0.0":
-  version: 2.3.0
-  resolution: "binary-extensions@npm:2.3.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/75a59cafc10fb12a11d510e77110c6c7ae3f4ca22463d52487709ca7f18f69d886aa387557cc9864fbdb10153d0bdb4caacabf11541f55e89ed6e18d12ece2b5
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "bintrees@npm:1.0.2":
   version: 1.0.2
   resolution: "bintrees@npm:1.0.2"
@@ -5688,7 +5670,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"braces@npm:^3.0.3, braces@npm:~3.0.2":
+"braces@npm:^3.0.3":
   version: 3.0.3
   resolution: "braces@npm:3.0.3"
   dependencies:
@@ -5889,25 +5871,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"chokidar@npm:^3.6.0":
-  version: 3.6.0
-  resolution: "chokidar@npm:3.6.0"
-  dependencies:
-    anymatch: "npm:~3.1.2"
-    braces: "npm:~3.0.2"
-    fsevents: "npm:~2.3.2"
-    glob-parent: "npm:~5.1.2"
-    is-binary-path: "npm:~2.1.0"
-    is-glob: "npm:~4.0.1"
-    normalize-path: "npm:~3.0.0"
-    readdirp: "npm:~3.6.0"
-  dependenciesMeta:
-    fsevents:
-      optional: true
-  checksum: 10c0/8361dcd013f2ddbe260eacb1f3cb2f2c6f2b0ad118708a343a5ed8158941a39cb8fb1d272e0f389712e74ee90ce8ba864eece9e0e62b9705cb468a2f6d917462
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "chokidar@npm:^4.0.0":
   version: 4.0.0
   resolution: "chokidar@npm:4.0.0"
@@ -7963,7 +7926,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"glob-parent@npm:^5.1.2, glob-parent@npm:~5.1.2":
+"glob-parent@npm:^5.1.2":
   version: 5.1.2
   resolution: "glob-parent@npm:5.1.2"
   dependencies:
@@ -8551,15 +8514,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"is-binary-path@npm:~2.1.0":
-  version: 2.1.0
-  resolution: "is-binary-path@npm:2.1.0"
-  dependencies:
-    binary-extensions: "npm:^2.0.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/a16eaee59ae2b315ba36fad5c5dcaf8e49c3e27318f8ab8fa3cdb8772bf559c8d1ba750a589c2ccb096113bb64497084361a25960899cb6172a6925ab6123d38
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "is-boolean-object@npm:^1.2.1":
   version: 1.2.2
   resolution: "is-boolean-object@npm:1.2.2"
@@ -8666,7 +8620,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"is-glob@npm:^4.0.0, is-glob@npm:^4.0.1, is-glob@npm:^4.0.3, is-glob@npm:~4.0.1":
+"is-glob@npm:^4.0.0, is-glob@npm:^4.0.1, is-glob@npm:^4.0.3":
   version: 4.0.3
   resolution: "is-glob@npm:4.0.3"
   dependencies:
@@ -10011,7 +9965,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"normalize-path@npm:^3.0.0, normalize-path@npm:~3.0.0":
+"normalize-path@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.0.0
   resolution: "normalize-path@npm:3.0.0"
   checksum: 10c0/e008c8142bcc335b5e38cf0d63cfd39d6cf2d97480af9abdbe9a439221fd4d749763bab492a8ee708ce7a194bb00c9da6d0a115018672310850489137b3da046
@@ -10238,7 +10192,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"p-map@npm:^7.0.2, p-map@npm:^7.0.3":
+"p-map@npm:^7.0.2":
   version: 7.0.3
   resolution: "p-map@npm:7.0.3"
   checksum: 10c0/46091610da2b38ce47bcd1d8b4835a6fa4e832848a6682cf1652bc93915770f4617afc844c10a77d1b3e56d2472bb2d5622353fa3ead01a7f42b04fc8e744a5c
@@ -10510,7 +10464,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"picomatch@npm:^2.0.4, picomatch@npm:^2.2.1, picomatch@npm:^2.2.2, picomatch@npm:^2.3.1":
+"picomatch@npm:^2.2.2, picomatch@npm:^2.3.1":
   version: 2.3.1
   resolution: "picomatch@npm:2.3.1"
   checksum: 10c0/26c02b8d06f03206fc2ab8d16f19960f2ff9e81a658f831ecb656d8f17d9edc799e8364b1f4a7873e89d9702dff96204be0fa26fe4181f6843f040f819dac4be
@@ -11764,15 +11718,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"readdirp@npm:~3.6.0":
-  version: 3.6.0
-  resolution: "readdirp@npm:3.6.0"
-  dependencies:
-    picomatch: "npm:^2.2.1"
-  checksum: 10c0/6fa848cf63d1b82ab4e985f4cf72bd55b7dcfd8e0a376905804e48c3634b7e749170940ba77b32804d5fe93b3cc521aa95a8d7e7d725f830da6d93f3669ce66b
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "real-require@npm:^0.2.0":
   version: 0.2.0
   resolution: "real-require@npm:0.2.0"
@@ -14218,20 +14163,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"vite-plugin-static-copy@npm:^3.1.1":
-  version: 3.1.4
-  resolution: "vite-plugin-static-copy@npm:3.1.4"
-  dependencies:
-    chokidar: "npm:^3.6.0"
-    p-map: "npm:^7.0.3"
-    picocolors: "npm:^1.1.1"
-    tinyglobby: "npm:^0.2.15"
-  peerDependencies:
-    vite: ^5.0.0 || ^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0
-  checksum: 10c0/e733eb123db9ebefbd9c6e5a589f2bfdf71c047ce87190f45575806d893cf19547043ed4a95f30df49d2ac57cb1ba59b3692c559e91181c2321ba363da6c27d3
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "vite-plugin-svgr@npm:^4.3.0":
   version: 4.5.0
   resolution: "vite-plugin-svgr@npm:4.5.0"