diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4fe71d88..11e5f708b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@
     "temp": "^0.8",
     "theorist": "^1.0",
     "underscore": "^1.8",
-    "underscore.string": "^3.0",
-    "winattr": "1.1.0"
+    "underscore.string": "^3.0"
   },
   "packageDependencies": {},
   "private": true,
diff --git a/src/browser/main.coffee b/src/browser/main.coffee
index 15e7f3a55..03043bf55 100644
--- a/src/browser/main.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/main.coffee
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ setupConfigDir = (args) ->
                   defaultConfigDir
 
   mkdirp.sync(configDirPath)
-  if process.platform is 'win32'
-    winattr=require('winattr')
-    winattr.setSync(configDirPath, {hidden: true})
 
   process.env.NYLAS_HOME = configDirPath
 
diff --git a/src/browser/main.js b/src/browser/main.js
index 3e6d7ffe3..8644114ef 100644
--- a/src/browser/main.js
+++ b/src/browser/main.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   };
 
   setupConfigDir = function(args) {
-    var configDirPath, defaultConfigDir, ref, ref1, winattr;
+    var configDirPath, defaultConfigDir, ref, ref1;
     if (args.specMode) {
       defaultConfigDir = path.join(app.getPath('home'), '.nylas-spec');
     } else {
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@
     }
     configDirPath = (ref = (ref1 = args.configDirPath) != null ? ref1 : process.env.NYLAS_HOME) != null ? ref : defaultConfigDir;
     mkdirp.sync(configDirPath);
-    if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-      winattr = require('winattr');
-      winattr.setSync(configDirPath, {
-        hidden: true
-      });
-    }
     process.env.NYLAS_HOME = configDirPath;
     return configDirPath;
   };