diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 141066e05..5ba22d789 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -857,14 +857,8 @@ if(CLIENT)
 
   if(TARGET_OS STREQUAL "windows")
     set(CLIENT_ICON "other/icons/DDNet.rc")
-    if(NOT MINGW)
-      set(CLIENT_MANIFEST "other/manifest/DDNet.manifest")
-    else()
-      set(CLIENT_MANIFEST "other/manifest/DDNet.rc")
-    endif()
   else()
     set(CLIENT_ICON)
-    set(CLIENT_MANIFEST)
   endif()
 
   # Target
@@ -872,7 +866,6 @@ if(CLIENT)
   add_executable(${TARGET_CLIENT}
     ${CLIENT_SRC}
     ${CLIENT_ICON}
-    ${CLIENT_MANIFEST}
     ${DEPS_CLIENT}
     $<TARGET_OBJECTS:engine-shared>
     $<TARGET_OBJECTS:game-shared>
diff --git a/other/manifest/DDNet.manifest b/other/manifest/DDNet.manifest
deleted file mode 100644
index a10c25c22..000000000
--- a/other/manifest/DDNet.manifest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<asmv1:assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" xmlns:asmv1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" xmlns:asmv2="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
-  <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0" name="DDNet.exe"/>
-  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
-    <security>
-      <requestedPrivileges xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
-        <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false" />
-      </requestedPrivileges>
-    </security>
-  </trustInfo>
-
-  <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
-    <application>
-        <!-- Windows 10 --> 
-        <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>
-        <!-- Windows 8.1 -->
-        <supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>
-    </application>
-  </compatibility>
-
-  <asmv3:application xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
-    <asmv3:windowsSettings
-         xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">
-      <dpiAware>True/PM</dpiAware>
-    </asmv3:windowsSettings>
-  </asmv3:application>
-
-</asmv1:assembly>
diff --git a/other/manifest/DDNet.rc b/other/manifest/DDNet.rc
deleted file mode 100644
index 908e9fee4..000000000
--- a/other/manifest/DDNet.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#include "winuser.h"
-1 RT_MANIFEST DDNet.manifest