diff --git a/dist/macos/bundle/Barrier.app/Contents/Info.plist.in b/dist/macos/bundle/Barrier.app/Contents/Info.plist.in
index b973f5e9..277963ae 100644
--- a/dist/macos/bundle/Barrier.app/Contents/Info.plist.in
+++ b/dist/macos/bundle/Barrier.app/Contents/Info.plist.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
CFBundleDisplayName
Barrier
CFBundleExecutable
- barrier.sh
+ barrier
CFBundleIconFile
Barrier.icns
CFBundleIdentifier
diff --git a/dist/macos/bundle/build_installer.sh.in b/dist/macos/bundle/build_installer.sh.in
index 4565348d..2e07a875 100755
--- a/dist/macos/bundle/build_installer.sh.in
+++ b/dist/macos/bundle/build_installer.sh.in
@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ $B_REREF_SCRIPT barrier || exit 1
# libraries in its metadata
$B_REREF_SCRIPT platforms/libqcocoa.dylib ../ || exit 1
-# create a startup script that will change to the binary directory
-# before starting barrier
-printf "%s\n" "#!/bin/sh" "cd \$(dirname \$0)" "exec ./barrier" > barrier.sh
-chmod +x barrier.sh
-
echo "Barrier.app created successfully"
# sanity check so we don't distribute a dmg with debug symbols