diff --git a/scripts/install_deps.py b/scripts/install_deps.py
index 6586ac71a04..8fc529b68f0 100755
--- a/scripts/install_deps.py
+++ b/scripts/install_deps.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def windows(self):
                     sys.exit(0)
             else:
                 windows.run_elevated(
-                    __file__, "--only-elevated --skip-python", wait_for_exit=True
+                    __file__, "--only-elevated --skip-python"
                 )
 
         qt = qt_utils.WindowsQt(*self.config.get_qt_config())
diff --git a/scripts/lib/windows.py b/scripts/lib/windows.py
index ffd1cff352a..64845371a5b 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/windows.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/windows.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import lib.env as env
 from lib.certificate import Certificate
 
-LOCK_FILE = "tmp/elevated.lock"
 MSBUILD_CMD = "msbuild"
 SIGNTOOL_CMD = "signtool"
 CERTUTIL_CMD = "certutil"
@@ -30,14 +29,10 @@
 MSI_FILE = f"{BUILD_DIR}/installer/bin/Release/Synergy.msi"
 
 
-def run_elevated(script, args=None, use_sys_argv=True, wait_for_exit=False):
+def run_elevated(script, args=None, use_sys_argv=True):
     if not args and use_sys_argv:
         args = " ".join(sys.argv[1:])
 
-    if wait_for_exit:
-        args += f" --lock-file {LOCK_FILE}"
-        env.persist_lock_file(LOCK_FILE)
-
     command = f"{script} {args} --pause-on-exit"
     print(f"Running script with elevated privileges: {command}")
 
@@ -63,16 +58,6 @@ def run_elevated(script, args=None, use_sys_argv=True, wait_for_exit=False):
 
     print("Script is running with elevated privileges")
 
-    if wait_for_exit:
-        with open(LOCK_FILE, "r") as f:
-            pid = f.read()
-
-        print(f"Waiting for elevated process to exit: {pid}")
-        while os.path.exists(LOCK_FILE):
-            # Intentionally wait forever, since this code should not run where a developer
-            # has no control, such as in a CI environment.
-            pass
-
 
 def is_admin():
     """Returns True if the current process has admin privileges."""