diff --git a/GoldenDict.exe.manifest b/GoldenDict.exe.manifest
deleted file mode 100644
index c1375d4e..00000000
--- a/GoldenDict.exe.manifest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
-  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
-    <security>
-      <requestedPrivileges>
-        <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false"></requestedExecutionLevel>
-      </requestedPrivileges>
-    </security>
-  </trustInfo>
-  <dependency>
-    <dependentAssembly>
-      <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" version="6.0.0.0" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*" processorArchitecture="*"></assemblyIdentity>
-    </dependentAssembly>
-  </dependency>
-</assembly>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/goldendict.pro b/goldendict.pro
index 177d7c80..40b47217 100644
--- a/goldendict.pro
+++ b/goldendict.pro
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ win32 {
     }
 
 
-    RC_FILE = goldendict.rc
+    #RC_FILE = goldendict.rc
     INCLUDEPATH += winlibs/include
 
     # Enable console in Debug mode on Windows, with useful logging messages
diff --git a/goldendict.rc b/goldendict.rc
deleted file mode 100644
index f6fbce0c..00000000
--- a/goldendict.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#include "windows.h"
-
-IDI_ICON1 ICON DISCARDABLE "icons/programicon.ico"
-IDI_ICON2 ICON DISCARDABLE "icons/programicon_old.ico"
-#define GOLDENDICT_VER 1,5,0,0
-#define GOLDENDICT_VER_STR "1.5.0"
-
-#if !defined( _MSC_VER ) && !defined( GD_NO_MANIFEST ) // Visual Studio embeds the manifest automatically
-1 RT_MANIFEST GoldenDict.exe.manifest
-#endif
-
-1 VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION GOLDENDICT_VER
- PRODUCTVERSION GOLDENDICT_VER
- FILEFLAGS 0x0L
- FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
- FILEOS 0x00040004L
- FILETYPE 0x1L
- FILESUBTYPE 0x0L
-BEGIN
-	BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
-	BEGIN
-		BLOCK "000004b0"
-		BEGIN
-			VALUE "CompanyName", "GoldenDict"
-			VALUE "FileDescription", "GoldenDict dictionary lookup program"
-			VALUE "FileVersion", GOLDENDICT_VER_STR
-			VALUE "LegalCopyright", "www.goldendict.org"
-			VALUE "InternalName", "goldendict"
-			VALUE "OriginalFilename", "goldendict.exe"
-			VALUE "ProductName", "GoldenDict"
-			VALUE "ProductVersion", GOLDENDICT_VER_STR
-		END
-	END
-	BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
-	BEGIN
-		VALUE "Translation", 0x0, 1200
-	END
-END