diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 474c0c0..59fc2d2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ plugins {
     id 'org.cadixdev.licenser' version '0.6.1'
     id 'com.adarshr.test-logger' version '4.0.0'
     id 'edu.sc.seis.macAppBundle' version '2.3.0'
-    id 'edu.sc.seis.launch4j' version '3.0.6'
     id 'de.undercouch.download' version '5.6.0'
     id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '8.1.1'
     id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.52.0'
@@ -282,34 +281,15 @@ def currentYear() {
     return df.format(new Date())
 }
 
-launch4j {
-    outfile = "ATLauncher-${project.version}.exe"
-    jreMinVersion = "${project.targetCompatibility.toString()}"
-    mainClassName = 'com.atlauncher.App'
-    icon = "${projectDir}/src/main/resources/assets/image/icon.ico"
-    version = "${project.version}"
-    textVersion = "${project.version}"
-    copyright = "2013-${currentYear()} ${project.name}"
-    companyName = "${project.name}"
-    bundledJrePath = "jre/;%JAVA_HOME%;%PATH%"
-    jvmOptions = [
-        "-Djna.nosys=true",
-        "-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true",
-        "-Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=on",
-        "-Dswing.aatext=true"
-    ]
-}
 
 artifacts {
     archives shadowJar
-    archives file(project.tasks.jar.getArchivePath().getPath().replace('.jar', '.exe').replace('libs', 'launch4j'))
     archives file(project.tasks.jar.getArchivePath().getPath().replace('.jar', '.zip').replace('libs', 'distributions'))
 }
 
 task copyArtifacts(type: Copy) {
     dependsOn build
     from shadowJar
-    from file(project.tasks.jar.getArchivePath().getPath().replace('.jar', '.exe').replace('libs', 'launch4j'))
     from file(project.tasks.jar.getArchivePath().getPath().replace('.jar', '.zip').replace('libs', 'distributions'))
     into "${projectDir}/dist"
 }
@@ -368,14 +348,6 @@ clean.doFirst {
     delete "${projectDir}/dist"
 }
 
-project.afterEvaluate {
-    tasks.check {
-        dependsOn -= tasks.find {
-            it.name.equals("checkLicenses")
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 def shouldIgnoreUpdate = { String version -> return ['ALPHA', 'BETA', 'RC', '-M'].any { it -> version.toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH).contains(it) } }
 tasks.named("dependencyUpdates").configure {
     rejectVersionIf {
@@ -385,8 +357,6 @@ tasks.named("dependencyUpdates").configure {
 
 build.finalizedBy copyArtifacts
 shadowJar.dependsOn jar
-build.dependsOn createExe, createMacApp
 startScripts.dependsOn shadowJar
-createExe.dependsOn shadowJar
 createAppZip.dependsOn downloadNewerUniversalJavaApplicationStub
 createDmg.dependsOn downloadNewerUniversalJavaApplicationStub