diff --git a/makeReleaseZip.bat b/makeReleaseZip.bat
index 97adb40f..bff515f3 100644
--- a/makeReleaseZip.bat
+++ b/makeReleaseZip.bat
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 :: copy all files to new folder
 xcopy /I /e .\* ..\Ortho4XP_FSX_P3D_copy
 
-:: remove git files
-rmdir /s /q ..\Ortho4XP_FSX_P3D_copy\.git
-
 :: create zip file
 powershell Compress-Archive ..\Ortho4XP_FSX_P3D_copy\* Ortho4XP_FSX_P3D.zip