diff --git a/syncplay/__init__.py b/syncplay/__init__.py
index 015a91c9..e1863857 100755
--- a/syncplay/__init__.py
+++ b/syncplay/__init__.py
@@ -3,20 +3,3 @@
 milestone = 'Yoitsu'
 release_number = '108'
 projectURL = 'https://syncplay.pl/'
-import sys
-
-def isWindows():
-    return sys.platform.startswith("win")
-
-def doWindowsRedistCheck():
-    import ctypes
-    try:
-        ctypes.CDLL('vcruntime140.dll')
-    except OSError:
-        ctypes.windll.user32.MessageBoxW(0, '''Syncplay relies on the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable which is not installed.
-             It can be downloaded at https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe
-             For more details see http://syncplay.pl/''', "Syncplay", 1)
-    sys.exit()
-
-if isWindows():
-    doWindowsRedistCheck()