diff --git a/tools/generate-uac-manifest.py b/tools/generate-uac-manifest.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a99f0a92f..000000000
--- a/tools/generate-uac-manifest.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-#
-# Copyright © 2021 Chun-wei Fan.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
-#
-# Original author: Chun-wei Fan <fanc999@yahoo.com.tw>
-
-"""
-This script generates a Windows manifest file and optionally a resource file to
-determine whether a specified program requires UAC elevation
-"""
-
-import os
-import argparse
-
-DOMAIN_NAME = "gnome"
-
-
-def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-p", "--package", required=True, help="package name of the executable"
-    )
-    parser.add_argument("-n", "--name", required=True, help="name of executable")
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--pkg-version", required=True, dest="version", help="version of package"
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--require-admin",
-        action="store_true",
-        dest="admin",
-        default=False,
-        help="require admin access to application",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--input-resource-file",
-        dest="resource",
-        default=None,
-        help="existing .rc file to embed UAC manifest (do not generate a new .rc file), must have included windows.h in it",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--output-dir",
-        dest="outdir",
-        default=None,
-        help="directory to output resulting files",
-    )
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    if args.resource is not None:
-        if not os.path.isfile(args.resource):
-            raise FileNotFoundError(
-                "Specified resource file '%s' does not exist" % args.resource
-            )
-
-    generate_manifest(args.package, args.name, args.version, args.admin, args.outdir)
-    write_rc_file(args.name, args.resource, args.outdir)
-
-
-def generate_manifest(package, name, version, admin, outdir):
-    if version.count(".") == 0:
-        manifest_package_version = version + ".0.0.0"
-    elif version.count(".") == 1:
-        manifest_package_version = version + ".0.0"
-    elif version.count(".") == 2:
-        manifest_package_version = version + ".0"
-    elif version.count(".") == 3:
-        manifest_package_version = version
-    else:
-        parts = version.split(".")
-        manifest_package_version = ""
-        for x in (0, 1, 2, 3):
-            if x == 0:
-                manifest_package_version += parts[x]
-            else:
-                manifest_package_version += "." + parts[x]
-
-    if outdir is not None:
-        output_file_base_name = os.path.join(outdir, name)
-    else:
-        output_file_base_name = name
-
-    outfile = open(output_file_base_name + ".exe.manifest", "w+")
-    outfile.write("<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?>\n")
-    outfile.write(
-        "<assembly xmlns='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1' manifestVersion='1.0'>\n"
-    )
-    outfile.write("  <assemblyIdentity version='%s'\n" % manifest_package_version)
-    outfile.write("    processorArchitecture='*'\n")
-    outfile.write("    name='%s.%s.%s.exe'\n" % (DOMAIN_NAME, package, name))
-    outfile.write("    type='win32' />\n")
-    outfile.write("  <trustInfo xmlns='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3'>\n")
-    outfile.write("    <security>\n")
-    outfile.write("      <requestedPrivileges>\n")
-    outfile.write("        <requestedExecutionLevel\n")
-
-    if admin:
-        outfile.write("          level='requireAdministrator'\n")
-    else:
-        outfile.write("          level='asInvoker'\n")
-
-    outfile.write("          uiAccess='false' />\n")
-    outfile.write("      </requestedPrivileges>\n")
-    outfile.write("    </security>\n")
-    outfile.write("  </trustInfo>\n")
-    outfile.write("</assembly>\n")
-    outfile.close()
-
-
-def write_rc_file(name, resource, outdir):
-    if outdir is not None:
-        output_file_base_name = os.path.join(outdir, name)
-    else:
-        output_file_base_name = name
-
-    if resource is None:
-        outfile = open(output_file_base_name + ".rc", "w+")
-        outfile.write("#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN\n")
-        outfile.write("#include <windows.h>\n")
-    else:
-        if resource != output_file_base_name + ".rc":
-            outfile = open(output_file_base_name + ".rc", "w+")
-        else:
-            outfile = open(output_file_base_name + ".final.rc", "w+")
-        srcfile = open(resource, "r")
-        outfile.write(srcfile.read())
-        srcfile.close()
-
-    outfile.write("\n")
-    outfile.write(
-        'CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID RT_MANIFEST "%s.exe.manifest"' % name
-    )
-    outfile.close()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
diff --git a/tools/meson.build b/tools/meson.build
index 257312ebf..e80d4be98 100644
--- a/tools/meson.build
+++ b/tools/meson.build
@@ -24,11 +24,3 @@ if host_system != 'windows'
 endif
 
 gen_visibility_macros = find_program('gen-visibility-macros.py')
-
-# This is only needed for 32-bit (x86) Windows builds
-if host_system == 'windows' and host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86'
-  embed_uac_manifest = true
-  gen_uac_manifest = find_program('generate-uac-manifest.py')
-else
-  embed_uac_manifest = false
-endif