diff --git a/app/main.ts b/app/main.ts
index 99258ce59e..cb38433d27 100644
--- a/app/main.ts
+++ b/app/main.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-// This has to be the first import because it patches "os" module
-import '../ts/util/patchWindows7Hostname';
-
 import { join, normalize } from 'path';
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'url';
 import * as os from 'os';
diff --git a/sticker-creator/preload.ts b/sticker-creator/preload.ts
index 515c370b8d..61f756a431 100644
--- a/sticker-creator/preload.ts
+++ b/sticker-creator/preload.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2019-2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-// This has to be the first import because of monkey-patching
-import '../ts/windows/shims';
-
 import './window/phase1-dependencies';
 import './window/phase2-signal';
 import './window/phase3-sticker-functions';
diff --git a/ts/util/patchWindows7Hostname.ts b/ts/util/patchWindows7Hostname.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fae77f3ca6..0000000000
--- a/ts/util/patchWindows7Hostname.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
-
-import semver from 'semver';
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-const os = require('os');
-
-// os.hostname() doesn't work on Windows 7 anymore
-// See: https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/34404
-if (process.platform === 'win32' && semver.satisfies(os.release(), '6.1.x')) {
-  os.hostname = () => 'Desktop';
-}
diff --git a/ts/windows/about/preload.ts b/ts/windows/about/preload.ts
index fb83d1e3e5..0dc214271c 100644
--- a/ts/windows/about/preload.ts
+++ b/ts/windows/about/preload.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-// This has to be the first import because of monkey-patching
-import '../shims';
-
 import React from 'react';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import { contextBridge } from 'electron';
diff --git a/ts/windows/debuglog/preload.ts b/ts/windows/debuglog/preload.ts
index a395e98344..3cb4d40ac3 100644
--- a/ts/windows/debuglog/preload.ts
+++ b/ts/windows/debuglog/preload.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-// This has to be the first import because of monkey-patching
-import '../shims';
-
 import React from 'react';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
diff --git a/ts/windows/loading/preload.ts b/ts/windows/loading/preload.ts
index ec5da35cc1..5dab0f95a9 100644
--- a/ts/windows/loading/preload.ts
+++ b/ts/windows/loading/preload.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2020-2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-// This has to be the first import because of monkey-patching
-import '../shims';
-
 import { contextBridge } from 'electron';
 
 import { SignalContext } from '../context';
diff --git a/ts/windows/main/preload.ts b/ts/windows/main/preload.ts
index 9dc9424e1e..54cd76cd98 100644
--- a/ts/windows/main/preload.ts
+++ b/ts/windows/main/preload.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-// This has to be the first import because of monkey-patching
-import '../shims';
-
 /* eslint-disable global-require */
 
 import * as log from '../../logging/log';
diff --git a/ts/windows/permissions/preload.ts b/ts/windows/permissions/preload.ts
index 3f98f09c48..f3d264c6dc 100644
--- a/ts/windows/permissions/preload.ts
+++ b/ts/windows/permissions/preload.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-// This has to be the first import because of monkey-patching
-import '../shims';
-
 import React from 'react';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import { contextBridge } from 'electron';
diff --git a/ts/windows/screenShare/preload.ts b/ts/windows/screenShare/preload.ts
index a1a4ae03ca..8358d1e31c 100644
--- a/ts/windows/screenShare/preload.ts
+++ b/ts/windows/screenShare/preload.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-// This has to be the first import because of monkey-patching
-import '../shims';
-
 import React from 'react';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
diff --git a/ts/windows/settings/preload.ts b/ts/windows/settings/preload.ts
index 194434cd7c..2326bd6351 100644
--- a/ts/windows/settings/preload.ts
+++ b/ts/windows/settings/preload.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2021-2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
-// This has to be the first import because of monkey-patching
-import '../shims';
-
 import React from 'react';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import { contextBridge, ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
diff --git a/ts/windows/shims.ts b/ts/windows/shims.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e9453be42..0000000000
--- a/ts/windows/shims.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2022 Signal Messenger, LLC
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
-
-import '../util/patchWindows7Hostname';