diff --git a/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/lib/utils/publishpackageonnpmcallback.js b/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/lib/utils/publishpackageonnpmcallback.js
index 5eed5444c..ae48db06d 100644
--- a/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/lib/utils/publishpackageonnpmcallback.js
+++ b/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/lib/utils/publishpackageonnpmcallback.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  */
 export default async function publishPackageOnNpmCallback( packagePath, taskOptions ) {
 	const { tools } = await import( '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-dev-utils' );
-	const { default: fs } = await import( 'fs-extra' );
 
 	try {
 		await tools.shExec( `npm publish --access=public --tag ${ taskOptions.npmTag }`, {
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ export default async function publishPackageOnNpmCallback( packagePath, taskOpti
 			verbosity: 'error'
 		} );
 
-		await fs.remove( packagePath );
+		// Do nothing if `npm publish` says "OK". We cannot trust anything npm says.
 	} catch {
 		// Do nothing if an error occurs. A parent task will handle it.
 	}
diff --git a/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/tests/utils/publishpackageonnpmcallback.js b/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/tests/utils/publishpackageonnpmcallback.js
index 7141e8b0b..1afefa50a 100644
--- a/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/tests/utils/publishpackageonnpmcallback.js
+++ b/packages/ckeditor5-dev-release-tools/tests/utils/publishpackageonnpmcallback.js
@@ -62,18 +62,18 @@ describe( 'publishPackageOnNpmCallback()', () => {
 			} );
 	} );
 
-	it( 'should remove package directory after publishing on npm', () => {
+	// See: https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/issues/17322.
+	it( 'should not remove package directory after publishing on npm', async () => {
 		const packagePath = '/workspace/ckeditor5/packages/ckeditor5-foo';
 
-		return publishPackageOnNpmCallback( packagePath, { npmTag: 'nightly' } )
-			.then( () => {
-				expect( fs.remove ).toHaveBeenCalledTimes( 1 );
-				expect( fs.remove ).toHaveBeenCalledWith( packagePath );
-			} );
+		await publishPackageOnNpmCallback( packagePath, { npmTag: 'nightly' } );
+
+		expect( fs.remove ).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	} );
 
-	it( 'should not remove a package directory and not throw error when publishing on npm failed with code 409', async () => {
-		vi.mocked( tools.shExec ).mockRejectedValue( new Error( 'code E409' ) );
+	// See: https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/issues/17120
+	it( 'should not remove a package directory and not throw error when publishing on npm failed', async () => {
+		vi.mocked( tools.shExec ).mockRejectedValue( new Error( 'I failed because I can' ) );
 
 		const packagePath = '/workspace/ckeditor5/packages/ckeditor5-foo';