diff --git a/cmake/os/Windows.cmake b/cmake/os/Windows.cmake
index 57594ddd1d2..6a2657d1a33 100644
--- a/cmake/os/Windows.cmake
+++ b/cmake/os/Windows.cmake
@@ -106,16 +106,6 @@ IF(MSVC)
   OPTION(DYNAMIC_UCRT_LINK "Link Universal CRT dynamically, if MSVC_CRT_TYPE=/MT" ON)
   SET(DYNAMIC_UCRT_LINKER_OPTION " /NODEFAULTLIB:libucrt.lib /DEFAULTLIB:ucrt.lib")
 
-  IF((MSVC_CRT_TYPE MATCHES "/MD") OR DYNAMIC_UCRT_LINK)
-   # Dynamic runtime (DLLs), need to install CRT libraries.
-   SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_COMPONENT VCCRT)
-   SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_UCRT_LIBRARIES TRUE)
-   IF(MSVC_CRT_TYPE STREQUAL "/MDd")
-     SET (CMAKE_INSTALL_DEBUG_LIBRARIES_ONLY TRUE)
-   ENDIF()
-   INCLUDE(InstallRequiredSystemLibraries)
-  ENDIF()
-
   IF(WITH_ASAN)
     ENABLE_ASAN()
   ENDIF()
diff --git a/win/packaging/CMakeLists.txt b/win/packaging/CMakeLists.txt
index b4ff20b773d..1b8f7c8fc42 100644
--- a/win/packaging/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/win/packaging/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -178,39 +178,6 @@ IF(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio")
  SET(CONFIG_PARAM "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_CONFIG_NAME=${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR}")
 ENDIF()
 
-IF(MSVC_CRT_TYPE MATCHES "/MD")
-  # Find out CRT merge module path, we're going to use it in installer
-  # The path  and name depends on VS version
-  IF(MSVC_VERSION LESS 1900)
-    # VS2015
-    SET(VCREDIST_MSM_FILENAME Microsoft_VC140_CRT_${WIX_ARCH_SUFFIX}.msm)
-    SET(ProgramFilesX86 "ProgramFiles(x86)")
-    FIND_FILE(${VCREDIST_MSM_FILENAME}
-      NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-      PATHS
-        "$ENV{${ProgramFilesX86}}/Common Files/Merge Modules"
-        "$ENV{ProgramFiles}/Common Files/Merge Modules"
-    )
-  ELSEIF(MSVC_VERSION LESS 2000)
-    # VS2017
-    SET(VCREDIST_MSM_FILENAME Microsoft_VC141_CRT_${WIX_ARCH_SUFFIX}.msm)
-    FILE(GLOB MSM_LIST "C:/Program Files*/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/*/VC/Redist/MSVC/*/MergeModules/${VCREDIST_MSM_FILENAME}")
-    LIST(LENGTH MSM_LIST LEN)
-    IF(LEN GREATER 0)
-      LIST(GET MSM_LIST 0 VCRedist_MSM)
-    ENDIF()
-  ELSE()
-    # Post-VS2017. Needs to be ported when new VS is out
-    MESSAGE(WARNING
-     "Name of redistributable merge module not known for this version of MSVC")
-  ENDIF()
-  IF (NOT VCRedist_MSM)
-    MESSAGE(WARNING "Can't find merge module ${VCREDIST_MSM_FILENAME}")
-  ELSE()
-    FILE(TO_NATIVE_PATH  ${VCRedist_MSM} VCRedist_MSM)
-    # MESSAGE("VCRedist_MSM=${VCRedist_MSM}")
-  ENDIF()
-ENDIF()
 
 ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(
   MSI
@@ -243,7 +210,7 @@ ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(
     -DWITH_THIRD_PARTY="${WITH_THIRD_PARTY}"
     -DWIXCA_LOCATION="$<TARGET_FILE:wixca>"
     -DMSVC_CRT_TYPE="${MSVC_CRT_TYPE}"
-    -DVCRedist_MSM="${VCRedist_MSM}"
+    -DDYNAMIC_UCRT_LINK="${DYNAMIC_UCRT_LINK}"
     -P  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/create_msi.cmake
 )
 ADD_DEPENDENCIES(MSI wixca)
diff --git a/win/packaging/create_msi.cmake b/win/packaging/create_msi.cmake
index ad935803a1e..7cb932390b5 100644
--- a/win/packaging/create_msi.cmake
+++ b/win/packaging/create_msi.cmake
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@ IF(CMAKE_INSTALL_CONFIG_NAME)
   SET(CONFIG_PARAM "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_CONFIG_NAME=${CMAKE_INSTALL_CONFIG_NAME}")
 ENDIF()
 
-IF((MSVC_CRT_TYPE MATCHES "/MD") AND (NOT VCRedist_MSM))
-  # Something was wrong, we package VC runtime merge modules
-  # when compiled with dynamic C runtime.
-  MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Redistributable merge module was not found")
-ENDIF()
-
 SET(COMPONENTS_ALL "${CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL}")
 FOREACH(comp ${COMPONENTS_ALL})
  SET(ENV{DESTDIR} testinstall/${comp})
diff --git a/win/packaging/extra.wxs.in b/win/packaging/extra.wxs.in
index 1955799f6f9..183a691ac93 100644
--- a/win/packaging/extra.wxs.in
+++ b/win/packaging/extra.wxs.in
@@ -651,16 +651,6 @@
    
    <?endif ?>
 
-   <?if "@VCRedist_MSM@" != "" ?>
-   <!-- VC runtime merge module -->
-   <DirectoryRef Id="TARGETDIR">
-    <Merge Id="VCRedist" SourceFile="@VCRedist_MSM@" DiskId="1" Language="0"/>
-   </DirectoryRef>
-   <Feature Id="VCRedist" Title="Visual C++ Runtime" AllowAdvertise="no" Display="hidden" Level="1">
-    <MergeRef Id="VCRedist"/>
-   </Feature>
-   <?endif?>
-
     <!--  Custom action, call mysql_install_db  -->
     <SetProperty  Sequence='execute'  Before='CreateDatabaseCommand' Id="SKIPNETWORKING"  Value="--skip-networking" >SKIPNETWORKING</SetProperty>
     <SetProperty Sequence='execute'  Before='CreateDatabaseCommand'  Id="ALLOWREMOTEROOTACCESS" Value="--allow-remote-root-access">ALLOWREMOTEROOTACCESS</SetProperty>