diff --git a/mingw-Makefile.inc b/mingw-Makefile.inc
index 0710fe150..79d8966ea 100644
--- a/mingw-Makefile.inc
+++ b/mingw-Makefile.inc
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ MINGW_EXEC_PREFIX ?=
 # where the dependencies package is extracted
 RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX = $(HOME)/radiant-deps-mingw32/
 
-# run the prefix fixing tool
-IGNORETHIS := $(shell cd $(RADIANT_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX) && ./fixprefix.sh)
-
 # set the environment for make
 OS = Win32
 CFLAGS +=