diff --git a/deploy/windows/QGroundControl.rc b/deploy/windows/QGroundControl.rc
index 599bf9f902b..083429a4063 100644
--- a/deploy/windows/QGroundControl.rc
+++ b/deploy/windows/QGroundControl.rc
@@ -1,61 +1 @@
-// Microsoft Visual C++ generated resource script.
-//
-#pragma code_page(65001)
-
-#include "resource.h"
-#include "winnt.h"
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Neutral (Default) (unknown sub-lang: 0x8) resources
-
-#if !defined(AFX_RESOURCE_DLL) || defined(AFX_TARG_ZZZ)
-LANGUAGE LANG_NEUTRAL, 0x8
-
-#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
-    /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    //
-    // TEXTINCLUDE
-    //
-
-    1 TEXTINCLUDE
-    BEGIN
-    "resource.h\0"
-    END
-
-    2 TEXTINCLUDE
-    BEGIN
-    "\0"
-    END
-
-    3 TEXTINCLUDE
-    BEGIN
-    "\r\n"
-    "\0"
-    END
-
-#endif    // APSTUDIO_INVOKED
-
-
-            /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            //
-            // Icon
-            //
-
-                // Icon with lowest ID value placed first to ensure application icon
-                // remains consistent on all systems.
-                IDI_ICON1               ICON                    "./WindowsQGC.ico"
-
-#endif    // Neutral (Default) (unknown sub-lang: 0x8) resources
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-
-
-#ifndef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 3 resource.
-//
-
-
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-#endif    // not APSTUDIO_INVOKED
-
+IDI_ICON1    ICON    DISCARDABLE     "./WindowsQGC.ico"
diff --git a/deploy/windows/resource.h b/deploy/windows/resource.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f19a51226fd..00000000000
--- a/deploy/windows/resource.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
-// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
-// Used by QGroundControl.rc
-//
-#define IDI_ICON1                       101
-
-// Next default values for new objects
-// 
-#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
-#ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
-#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        102
-#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         40001
-#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1000
-#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
-#endif
-#endif