diff --git a/watchexec.exe.manifest b/watchexec.exe.manifest
index da15b05..d4fe75a 100644
--- a/watchexec.exe.manifest
+++ b/watchexec.exe.manifest
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
     </trustInfo>
     <application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
         <windowsSettings xmlns:ws="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">
-            <ws:activeCodePage>UTF-8</ws:activeCodePage>
-            <ws:heapType>SegmentHeap</ws:heapType>
             <ws:longPathAware>true</ws:longPathAware>
         </windowsSettings>
     </application>