diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
deleted file mode 100644
index 01015552eba7b..0000000000000
--- a/SConstruct
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Program('hello.cpp')
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dba329f4d63a3..3ecfa17c6dca5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,15 +1,46 @@
-# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
+# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring,missing-class-docstring
 from setuptools import setup
 from setuptools.command.build_py import build_py
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+
+def run_command(command, cwd=None):
+  """Utility function to run a shell command and stream its output."""
+  try:
+    with subprocess.Popen(
+        command,
+        cwd=cwd,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+        text=True,
+        bufsize=1) as process:
+      # Stream output in real-time
+      for line in process.stdout:
+        print(line, end='')  # end='' to avoid double newlines
+      process.stdout.close()
+      return_code = process.wait()
+      if return_code:
+        raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(return_code, command)
+  except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+    print('Command failed with return code', e.returncode)
+    sys.exit(1)
 
 
 class CustomBuild(build_py):
 
   def run(self):
-    # Place your custom build logic here
-    print('Running custom build steps')
     super().run()
 
+    # Running GN to generate build files
+    print('Generating build files with GN...')
+    run_command(
+        ['python', 'cobalt/build/gn.py', '-p', 'linux-x64x11', '-C', 'devel'])
+
+    # Running Ninja to build the project
+    print('Building project with Ninja...')
+    run_command(['ninja', '-C', 'out/linux-x64x11_devel'])
+
 
 setup(
     name='Cobalt',
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
deleted file mode 100644
index e1e1ada702d33..0000000000000
--- a/wscript
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring,invalid-name
-
-
-def configure(_ctx):
-  pass
-
-
-def build(ctx):
-  ctx.exec_command('echo Hello, Waf for CODEQL !')