diff --git a/build/tasks/create-installer.coffee b/build/tasks/create-installer.coffee
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-fs = require 'fs'
-path = require 'path'
-_ = require 'underscore-plus'
-
-module.exports = (grunt) ->
-  {spawn, rm} = require('./task-helpers')(grunt)
-
-  grunt.registerTask 'create-installer', 'Create the Windows installer', ->
-    return unless process.platform is 'win32'
-
-    done = @async()
-
-    buildDir = grunt.config.get('atom.buildDir')
-    atomDir = path.join(buildDir, 'Atom')
-    releasesDir = path.join(buildDir, 'Releases')
-    atomGitHubToken = process.env.ATOM_ACCESS_TOKEN
-
-    packageInfo = grunt.file.readJSON(path.join(atomDir, 'resources', 'app', 'package.json'))
-    inputTemplate = grunt.file.read(path.join('build', 'windows', 'atom.nuspec.erb'))
-
-    # NB: Build server has some sort of stamp on the version number
-    packageInfo.version = packageInfo.version.replace(/-.*$/, '')
-
-    targetNuspecPath = path.join(buildDir, 'atom.nuspec')
-    grunt.file.write(targetNuspecPath, _.template(inputTemplate, packageInfo))
-
-    # We use the previous releases to build deltas for the current release,
-    # sync down the existing releases directory by rolling through GitHub releases
-    cmd = 'build/windows/SyncGitHubReleases.exe'
-    args = ['-r', releasesDir, '-u', 'https://github.com/atom/atom', '-t', atomGitHubToken]
-
-    spawn {cmd, args}, (error, result, code) ->
-      if error?
-        grunt.log.error "ATOM_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable not set or invalid, can't download old releases; continuing anyways"
-
-      cmd = 'build/windows/nuget.exe'
-      args = ['pack', targetNuspecPath, '-BasePath', atomDir, '-OutputDirectory', buildDir]
-
-      spawn {cmd, args}, (error, result, code) ->
-        return done(error) if error?
-
-        pkgs = pkg for pkg in fs.readdirSync(buildDir) when path.extname(pkg) is '.nupkg'
-
-        cmd = 'build/windows/update.com'
-        args = ['--releasify', path.join(buildDir, pkgs), '-r', releasesDir, '-g', 'build/windows/install-spinner.gif']
-        spawn {cmd, args}, (error, result, code) -> done(error)
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diff --git a/build/windows/atom.nuspec.erb b/build/windows/atom.nuspec.erb
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
-  <metadata>
-    <id><%= name %></id>
-    <version><%= version %></version>
-    <authors>The Atom Community</authors>
-    <owners>The Atom Community</owners>
-    <iconUrl>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/atom/atom/master/resources/win/atom.ico</iconUrl>
-    <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
-    <description><%= description %></description>
-  </metadata>
-  <files>
-    <file src="locales\**" target="lib\net45\locales" />
-    <file src="resources\**" target="lib\net45\resources" />
-    <file src="*.pak" target="lib\net45" />
-    <file src="atom.exe" target="lib\net45\atom.exe" />
-    <file src="atom.exe.gui" target="lib\net45\atom.exe.gui" />
-    <file src="chromiumcontent.dll" target="lib\net45\chromiumcontent.dll" />
-    <file src="d3dcompiler_43.dll" target="lib\net45\d3dcompiler_43.dll" />
-    <file src="ffmpegsumo.dll" target="lib\net45\ffmpegsumo.dll" />
-    <file src="icudtl.dat" target="lib\net45\icudtl.dat" />
-    <file src="libEGL.dll" target="lib\net45\libEGL.dll" />
-    <file src="libGLESv2.dll" target="lib\net45\libGLESv2.dll" />
-    <file src="LICENSE" target="lib\net45\LICENSE" />
-    <file src="msvcp120.dll" target="lib\net45\msvcp120.dll" />
-    <file src="msvcr120.dll" target="lib\net45\msvcr120.dll" />
-    <file src="vccorlib120.dll" target="lib\net45\vccorlib120.dll" />
-    <file src="version" target="lib\net45\version" />
-    <file src="xinput1_3.dll" target="lib\net45\xinput1_3.dll" />
-  </files>
-</package>
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