diff --git a/bin/winsw/winsw.exe b/bin/winsw/winsw.exe
index 507707a..eedf01f 100644
Binary files a/bin/winsw/winsw.exe and b/bin/winsw/winsw.exe differ
diff --git a/bin/winsw/winsw.exe.config b/bin/winsw/winsw.exe.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 48f571c..0000000
--- a/bin/winsw/winsw.exe.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<configuration>
-	<startup>
-		<supportedRuntime version="v2.0.50727" />
-		<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" />
-	</startup>
-</configuration>
diff --git a/lib/winsw.js b/lib/winsw.js
index 8882ba8..5173f16 100644
--- a/lib/winsw.js
+++ b/lib/winsw.js
@@ -146,9 +146,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
   /**
    * Copy install version of winsw.exe to specific renamed version according to
-   * the service id. Also copy .exe.config file that allows it to run under
-   * .NET 4+ runtime on newer versions of windows.
-   * (see https://github.com/kohsuke/winsw#net-runtime-40)
+   * the service id.
    *
    * @method createExe
    * Create the executable
@@ -170,14 +168,10 @@ module.exports = {
     dir = dir || process.cwd();
 
     var exeOrigin = p.join(__dirname,'..','bin','winsw','winsw.exe'),
-        cfgOrigin = p.join(__dirname,'..','bin','winsw','winsw.exe.config'),
         exeDest = p.join(dir,name.replace(/[^\w]/gi,'').toLowerCase()+'.exe'),
-        cfgDest = p.join(dir,name.replace(/[^\w]/gi,'').toLowerCase()+'.exe.config'),
-        exeData = fs.readFileSync(exeOrigin,{encoding:'binary'}),
-        cfgData = fs.readFileSync(cfgOrigin,{encoding:'binary'});
+        exeData = fs.readFileSync(exeOrigin,{encoding:'binary'});
 
     fs.writeFileSync(exeDest,exeData,{encoding:'binary'});
-    fs.writeFileSync(cfgDest,cfgData,{encoding:'binary'});
     callback && callback();
   }
 }