diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/lyx.nsi b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/lyx.nsi
index a80697423f..689dd3db85 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/lyx.nsi
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/lyx.nsi
@@ -21,16 +21,6 @@ Compatible with NSIS 2.46
 !include include\gui.nsh
 !include include\init.nsh
 
-#--------------------------------
-# The following commands use makensis to compile two applications.
-# Although these applications are written in NSIS, they do not install anything.
-
-# Compile the launcher
-!system '"${NSISDIR}\makensis.exe" "${FILES_LAUNCHER}\launcher.nsi"'
-
-# Compile Windows PDF view helper
-!system '"${NSISDIR}\makensis.exe" "${FILES_PDFVIEW}\pdfview.nsi"'
-
 #--------------------------------
 # Setup