diff --git a/external/prj/d.lst b/external/prj/d.lst
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e4d61b6a1c3c..c43497027194
--- a/external/prj/d.lst
+++ b/external/prj/d.lst
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ mkdir: %_DEST%\inc%_EXT%\external\mingw\include\sys
 ..\msvcp90\Microsoft.VC90.DebugCRT.manifest %_DEST%\bin%_EXT%\Microsoft.VC90.DebugCRT.manifest
 ..\msm90\*.msm %_DEST%\bin%_EXT%
 
-..\unicows\unicows.dll %_DEST%\bin%_EXT%\unicows.dll
-
 ..\unowinreg\unowinreg.dll %_DEST%\bin%_EXT%\unowinreg.dll
 
 ..\msi\instmsiw.exe %_DEST%\bin%_EXT%\instmsiw.exe
diff --git a/external/unicows/README_unicows.dll b/external/unicows/README_unicows.dll
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f5a7e01a553..000000000000
--- a/external/unicows/README_unicows.dll
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Put the unicows.dll in this directory for Windows builds.