diff --git a/scripts/innosetup/addSymLinkPermissions.ps1 b/scripts/innosetup/addSymLinkPermissions.ps1
deleted file mode 100644
index ea44eba6b..000000000
--- a/scripts/innosetup/addSymLinkPermissions.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-param (
-	[string]$mytype = 'system'
-)
-
-function addSymLinkPermissions($accountToAdd){
-    Write-Host "Checking SymLink permissions.."
-    $sidstr = $null
-    if ( "$accountToAdd" -eq "Everyone" ) {
-    	$sidstr = "S-1-1-0"
-    } else {
-        try {
-            $ntprincipal = new-object System.Security.Principal.NTAccount "$accountToAdd"
-            $sid = $ntprincipal.Translate([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier])
-            $sidstr = $sid.Value.ToString()
-        } catch {
-            $sidstr = $null
-        }
-    }
-    Write-Host "Account: $($accountToAdd)" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
-    if( [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($sidstr) ) {
-        Write-Host "Account not found!" -ForegroundColor Red
-        exit -1
-    }
-    Write-Host "Account SID: $($sidstr)" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
-    $tmp = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()
-    Write-Host "Export current Local Security Policy" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
-    secedit.exe /export /cfg "$($tmp)" 
-    $c = Get-Content -Path $tmp 
-    $currentSetting = ""
-    foreach($s in $c) {
-        if( $s -like "SECreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege*") {
-            $x = $s.split("=",[System.StringSplitOptions]::RemoveEmptyEntries)
-            $currentSetting = $x[1].Trim()
-        }
-    }
-    if( $currentSetting -notlike "*$($sidstr)*" ) {
-        Write-Host "Need to add permissions to SymLink" -ForegroundColor Yellow
-        
-        Write-Host "Modify Setting ""Create SymLink""" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
-
-        if( [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($currentSetting) ) {
-            $currentSetting = "*$($sidstr)"
-        } else {
-            $currentSetting = "*$($sidstr),$($currentSetting)"
-        }
-        Write-Host "$currentSetting"
-    $outfile = @"
-[Unicode]
-Unicode=yes
-[Version]
-signature="`$CHICAGO`$"
-Revision=1
-[Privilege Rights]
-SECreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege = $($currentSetting)
-"@
-    $tmp2 = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempFileName()
-        Write-Host "Import new settings to Local Security Policy" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
-        $outfile | Set-Content -Path $tmp2 -Encoding Unicode -Force
-        Push-Location (Split-Path $tmp2)
-        try {
-            secedit.exe /configure /db "secedit.sdb" /cfg "$($tmp2)" /areas USER_RIGHTS 
-        } finally { 
-            Pop-Location
-        }
-    } else {
-        Write-Host "NO ACTIONS REQUIRED! Account already in ""Create SymLink""" -ForegroundColor DarkCyan
-        Write-Host "Account $accountToAdd already has permissions to SymLink" -ForegroundColor Green
-        return $true;
-    }
-}
-
-if ( "$mytype" -eq "user" ) {
-    addSymLinkPermissions $(Get-WMIObject -class Win32_ComputerSystem | select username).username
-} else {
-    addSymLinkPermissions Everyone
-}
diff --git a/scripts/innosetup/addsymlink.iss b/scripts/innosetup/addsymlink.iss
deleted file mode 100644
index 33fa407af..000000000
--- a/scripts/innosetup/addsymlink.iss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-procedure AddSymLink();
-var
-    ErrorCode: Integer;
-    SRCdir: String;
-begin
-    SRCdir := ExpandConstant('{app}');
-    if isUninstaller() = false then begin
-        if not ShellExec('', 'powershell.exe', '-noninteractive -windowstyle hidden -executionpolicy bypass -File "' + SRCdir + '\addSymLinkPermissions.ps1" -mytype ' + SymLinkType, '', SW_HIDE, ewWaitUntilTerminated, ErrorCode) then begin
-            MsgBox('Failed to automatically grant SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege. Please download Polsedit(www.southsoftware.com/polsedit.zip). Launch polseditx32.exe or polseeditx64.exe (depending on your Windows version), navigate to "Security Settings" -> "User Rights Assignment", add the account(s) to the list named "Create symbolic links", logoff and login back into your account. More info at https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/wiki/Symbolic-Links.', mbInformation, MB_OK);
-        end else begin
-            MsgBox('Automatically added SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege. Please logoff and login back into your account in order for the change to take effect.', mbInformation, MB_OK);
-        end;
-    end;
-end;
diff --git a/scripts/innosetup/setup.iss b/scripts/innosetup/setup.iss
index 35b3fae1a..d6b169407 100644
--- a/scripts/innosetup/setup.iss
+++ b/scripts/innosetup/setup.iss
@@ -35,18 +35,14 @@ Source: "{#MyAppDir}\*"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: ignoreversion recursesubdirs c
 [Tasks]
 Name: modifypath; Description: Adds dvc's application directory to environmental path; Flags: checkablealone;
 Name: modifypath\system; Description: Adds dvc's application directory to enviromental path for all users;
-Name: addsymlinkpermissions; Description: Add permission for creating symbolic links; Flags: checkablealone;
-Name: addsymlinkpermissions\system; Description: Add permissions for creating symbolic links for all users;
 
 [Code]
 const
 	ModPathName = 'modifypath';
 	ModPathPath = '{app}';
-	SymLinkName = 'addsymlinkpermissions';
 
 var
 	ModPathType: String;
-	SymLinkType: String;
 
 function GetDefaultDirName(Dummy: string): string;
 begin
@@ -58,7 +54,6 @@ begin
 end;
 
 #include "modpath.iss"
-#include "addsymlink.iss"
 
 procedure CurStepChanged(CurStep: TSetupStep);
 begin
@@ -69,15 +64,7 @@ begin
 			ModPathType := 'user';
 		end;
 
-		if IsTaskSelected(SymLinkName + '\system') then begin
-			SymLinkType := 'system';
-		end else begin
-			SymLinkType := 'user';
-		end;
-
 		if IsTaskSelected(ModPathName) then
 			ModPath();
-		if IsTaskSelected(SymLinkName) then
-			AddSymLink();
 	end;
 end;