diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 40c3e787..4de5f570 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ const debug = require('debug');
 const webpackConfig = require('./build/webpack.config');
 const webpackConfigTest = require('./test/test.webpack.config');
 const pkg = require('./package.json');
-const hookRcedit = require('./build/util/hook-rcedit');
 const codeSignConfig = require('../keys/codesign');
 
-hookRcedit.setup();
 debug.enable('electron-notarize');
 
 module.exports = function(grunt) {
diff --git a/build/util/hook-rcedit.js b/build/util/hook-rcedit.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 46f27779..00000000
--- a/build/util/hook-rcedit.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-const childProcess = require('child_process');
-
-// remove this once wine can be run on macOS
-
-const childProcessSpawn = childProcess.spawn;
-
-function hookedSpawn(command, options, ...args) {
-    if (command === 'wine') {
-        options = options.map(option => {
-            if (option.includes(' ')) {
-                option = `"${option.replace('"', '\\"')}"`;
-            }
-            return option;
-        });
-    }
-    return childProcessSpawn.call(childProcess, command, options, ...args);
-}
-
-module.exports.setup = function() {
-    childProcess.spawn = hookedSpawn;
-};