diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 507dd32d..bf258897 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -435,9 +435,6 @@ class install_pymol(install):
         super().run()
         self.install_pymol_path()
 
-        if not self.no_launcher:
-            self.make_launch_script()
-
         if self.bundled_pmw:
             raise Exception(
                 "--bundled-pmw has been removed, please install Pmw from "
@@ -487,7 +484,7 @@ class install_pymol(install):
         launch_script = os.path.join(self.install_scripts, launch_script)
 
         python_exe = os.path.abspath(sys.executable)
-        site_packages_dir = sysconfig.get_path('purelib')
+        site_packages_dir = sysconfig.get_path("purelib")
         pymol_file = self.unchroot(
             os.path.join(site_packages_dir, "pymol", "__init__.py")
         )