diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3a687921f61c9300f1a64aa50b1ccbcb0af721ad..0129a27b144a80e7acb215e306fe72bf7da26ec4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ workflow:
     # global RUSTFLAGS overrides the linker args so this way is better to pass the flags
     - printf '[build]\nrustflags = ["-C", "link-dead-code"]\n' > ${CARGO_HOME}/config
     - sccache -s
-
-    # needed until https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/issues/1000 is fixed.
-    # this is unfortunate, since it disables `sccache` for this entire file.
-    - unset RUSTC_WRAPPER
-
     - git show
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web"
@@ -105,6 +100,9 @@ test-dylint:
     - cargo fmt --verbose --all -- --check
     - cargo clippy --verbose -- -D warnings;
 
+    # Needed until https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/issues/1000 is fixed.
+    - unset RUSTC_WRAPPER
+
     - cargo test --verbose --all-features
 
 test:
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index be64662498f30c587b59ca4246e1e352d5c7d918..513df6cca96419087a907611a31e7dc73284bd9a 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ fn build_and_zip_dylint_driver(
         &manifest_arg,
     ]);
 
+    // There are generally problems with having a custom `rustc` wrapper, while
+    // executing `dylint` (which has a custom linker). Especially for `sccache`
+    // there is this bug: https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/issues/1000.
+    // Until we have a justification for leaving the wrapper we should unset it.
+    cmd.env_remove("RUSTC_WRAPPER");
+
     // We need to remove those environment variables because `dylint` uses a
     // fixed Rust toolchain via the `ink_linting/rust-toolchain` file. By removing
     // these env variables we avoid issues with different Rust toolchains
diff --git a/src/cmd/build.rs b/src/cmd/build.rs
index f0136753bee9662623215f17def054339f0ada89..99faf9566fd6b10e710942881a6ea15079ce65ed 100644
--- a/src/cmd/build.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/build.rs
@@ -332,6 +332,11 @@ fn exec_cargo_dylint(crate_metadata: &CrateMetadata, verbosity: Verbosity) -> Re
         // removing this env variable we avoid issues with different Rust toolchains
         // interfering with each other.
         ("CARGO_TARGET_DIR", None),
+        // There are generally problems with having a custom `rustc` wrapper, while
+        // executing `dylint` (which has a custom linker). Especially for `sccache`
+        // there is this bug: https://github.com/mozilla/sccache/issues/1000.
+        // Until we have a justification for leaving the wrapper we should unset it.
+        ("RUSTC_WRAPPER", None),
     ];
     let working_dir = crate_metadata
         .manifest_path