diff --git a/pkg/windows/install_salt.ps1 b/pkg/windows/install_salt.ps1
index 846dc81afb9..7c9ec855322 100644
--- a/pkg/windows/install_salt.ps1
+++ b/pkg/windows/install_salt.ps1
@@ -93,19 +93,6 @@ if ( Test-Path -Path "$SCRIPTS_DIR\distro.exe" ) {
     exit 1
 }
 
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Installing Libsodium DLL
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Write-Host "Installing Libsodium DLL: " -NoNewline
-$libsodium_url = "$SALT_DEP_URL/libsodium/1.0.18/libsodium.dll"
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $libsodium_url -OutFile "$SCRIPTS_DIR\libsodium.dll"
-if ( Test-Path -Path "$SCRIPTS_DIR\libsodium.dll" ) {
-    Write-Host "Success" -ForegroundColor Green
-} else {
-    Write-Host "Failed" -ForegroundColor Red
-    exit 1
-}
-
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Cleaning Up Installation
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2285c3b3669..236d83f4c29 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ class DownloadWindowsDlls(Command):
             for fname in (
                 "openssl/1.1.1k/ssleay32.dll",
                 "openssl/1.1.1k/libeay32.dll",
-                "libsodium/1.0.18/libsodium.dll",
             ):
                 # See if the library is already on the system
                 if find_library(fname):