diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 18bd13c062d2..a1f3b8608c62 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
     "standard": "^8.4.0",
     "standard-markdown": "^2.1.1"
   },
-  "optionalDependencies": {
-    "runas": "^3.0.0"
-  },
   "standard": {
     "ignore": [
       "/out",
diff --git a/script/dump-symbols.py b/script/dump-symbols.py
index fdc90b613f66..96cb2c10d634 100755
--- a/script/dump-symbols.py
+++ b/script/dump-symbols.py
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ CHROMIUM_DIR = os.path.join(SOURCE_ROOT, 'vendor', 'download',
 
 
 def main(destination):
-  # if PLATFORM == 'win32':
-  #   register_required_dll()
-
   rm_rf(destination)
   (project_name, product_name) = get_names_from_gyp()
 
@@ -49,12 +46,6 @@ def main(destination):
   execute([sys.executable, generate_breakpad_symbols] + args)
 
 
-def register_required_dll():
-  register = os.path.join(SOURCE_ROOT, 'tools', 'win',
-                          'register_msdia80_dll.js')
-  execute(['node.exe', os.path.relpath(register)]);
-
-
 def get_names_from_gyp():
   variables = electron_gyp()
   return (variables['project_name%'], variables['product_name%'])
diff --git a/tools/win/register_msdia80_dll.js b/tools/win/register_msdia80_dll.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e90b9714d1f1..000000000000
--- a/tools/win/register_msdia80_dll.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-var fs = require('fs')
-var path = require('path')
-var runas = require('runas')
-
-var source = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'vendor', 'breakpad', 'msdia80.dll')
-var target = 'C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\VC\\msdia80.dll'
-
-if (!fs.existsSync(target)) {
-  runas('cmd',
-    ['/K', 'copy', source, target, '&', 'regsvr32', '/s', target, '&', 'exit'],
-    {admin: true})
-}