diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index d366154..d7402bc 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
         "png-to-ico": "^2.1.8",
         "prettier": "^3.6.2",
         "prettier-eslint": "^16.4.2",
-        "rcedit": "^4.0.1",
         "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "^6.0.5",
         "serve": "^14.2.4",
         "standard": "^17.1.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7c36795..5dce0c3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
     "electron": "^38.7.1",
     "jimp": "^1.6.1",
     "png-to-ico": "^2.1.8",
-    "rcedit": "^4.0.1",
     "electron-builder": "^26.0.12",
     "electron-packager": "^17.1.2",
     "eslint": "^9.34.0",
diff --git a/scripts/finalize-desktop-artifacts.mjs b/scripts/finalize-desktop-artifacts.mjs
index abeb262..205b26e 100644
--- a/scripts/finalize-desktop-artifacts.mjs
+++ b/scripts/finalize-desktop-artifacts.mjs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import {
   expandWindowsAppFromArchive
 } from './expand-windows-installer.mjs'
 import { stageWindowsDeeplink } from './build-windows-deeplink.mjs'
-import { patchWindowsBinaries } from './patch-windows-binaries.mjs'
 import { codesignMacAppBundle } from './codesign-macos-app.mjs'
 
 const rootDir = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '..')
@@ -663,7 +662,6 @@ async function main() {
       platformDir
     )
     stageWindowsDeeplinkScript(appDir)
-    await patchWindowsBinaries(appDir)
 
     let published
     try {