diff --git a/setup/installer/windows/notes2.rst b/setup/installer/windows/notes2.rst
index 875796c874..20da578625 100644
--- a/setup/installer/windows/notes2.rst
+++ b/setup/installer/windows/notes2.rst
@@ -138,11 +138,6 @@ Set CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH environment variable to C:\cygwin64\home\kovid\sw
 
 This is where all dependencies will be installed.
 
-Add C:\Python27\Scripts and C:\Python27 to PATH 
-
-Edit /cygdrive/c/Python27/Lib/mimetypes.py and set _winreg = None to prevent reading
-of mimetypes from the windows registry
-
 Python packages
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