diff --git a/app_bundler/lib/app_bundler/windows.ex b/app_bundler/lib/app_bundler/windows.ex
index 5291abdcc..7bbe8c895 100644
--- a/app_bundler/lib/app_bundler/windows.ex
+++ b/app_bundler/lib/app_bundler/windows.ex
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ defmodule AppBundler.Windows do
     manifest_xml_path = "#{app_path}/Manifest.xml"
     copy_template(manifest_eex_path, manifest_xml_path, release: release)
 
-    erl_exe = "#{app_path}/rel/erts-#{release.erts_version}/bin/erl.exe"
     [erl_exe | _] = Path.wildcard("#{app_path}/**/erl.exe")
     log(:green, :updating, Path.relative_to_cwd(erl_exe))
     Mix.Task.run("pe.update", ["--set-manifest", manifest_xml_path, erl_exe])