diff --git a/packaging/MSWindows/MINGW_BUILD.sh b/packaging/MSWindows/MINGW_BUILD.sh
index 403d54e817..7de9835df0 100644
--- a/packaging/MSWindows/MINGW_BUILD.sh
+++ b/packaging/MSWindows/MINGW_BUILD.sh
@@ -528,6 +528,9 @@ for i in `seq 4`; do
 	find share/icons -type d -exec rmdir {} \; 2> /dev/null
 done
 
+#no qt in this branch
+rm qt.conf
+
 #leave ./dist
 popd > /dev/null
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bbec95c871..93fe88328d 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1713,6 +1713,8 @@ def add_service_exe(script, icon, base_name):
                     #this is a mac osx thing:
                     "ctypes.macholib")
 
+    remove_packages("PyQt6")
+
     if webcam_ENABLED:
         external_includes.append("cv2")
     else: