diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0f443137ed..2d3e55c0cb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -882,9 +882,6 @@ win64-nightly:
     - mkdir ${GIMP_DISTRIB}/bin
     - cp -fr ${GIMP_PREFIX}/bin/gimp*.exe ${GIMP_DISTRIB}/bin/
 
-    - mkdir ${GIMP_DISTRIB}/libexec
-    - cp -fr ${GIMP_PREFIX}/libexec/gimp*.exe ${GIMP_DISTRIB}/libexec/
-
     # Add a wrapper at tree root, less messy than having to look for the
     # binary inside bin/, in the middle of all the DLLs.
     - echo "bin\gimp-2.99.exe" > ${GIMP_DISTRIB}/gimp.cmd
@@ -965,9 +962,6 @@ win32-nightly:
     - mkdir ${GIMP_DISTRIB}/bin
     - cp -fr ${GIMP_PREFIX}/bin/gimp*.exe ${GIMP_DISTRIB}/bin/
 
-    - mkdir ${GIMP_DISTRIB}/libexec
-    - cp -fr ${GIMP_PREFIX}/libexec/gimp*.exe ${GIMP_DISTRIB}/libexec/
-
     # Add a wrapper at tree root, less messy than having to look for the
     # binary inside bin/, in the middle of all the DLLs.
     - echo "bin\gimp-2.99.exe" > ${GIMP_DISTRIB}/gimp.cmd