diff --git a/mk/xenadmin-build.sh b/mk/xenadmin-build.sh
index 6ad4446fe..f2942ec3e 100755
--- a/mk/xenadmin-build.sh
+++ b/mk/xenadmin-build.sh
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ $MSBUILD VNCControl/VNCControl.sln
 SOLUTIONDIR=$(cygpath.exe -w "${REPO}/XenAdmin")
 $MSBUILD /p:SolutionDir="$SOLUTIONDIR" splash/splash.vcxproj
 
-#sign (splash has already been signed through a post-build event)
+#sign
 for file in XenCenter.exe XenCenterMain.exe CommandLib.dll MSTSCLib.dll XenCenterLib.dll XenCenterVNC.dll XenModel.dll XenOvf.dll XenOvfTransport.dll
 do
   cd ${REPO}/XenAdmin/bin/Release && ${REPO}/sign.bat ${file}
diff --git a/splash/splash.vcproj b/splash/splash.vcproj
index eb7c234e2..2d1af6651 100644
--- a/splash/splash.vcproj
+++ b/splash/splash.vcproj
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
-				CommandLine="$(ProjectDir)..\sign.bat $(TargetDir)$(TargetFileName)"
 			/>
 		</Configuration>
 	</Configurations>
diff --git a/splash/splash.vcxproj b/splash/splash.vcxproj
index 6bc888d26..3531623e1 100644
--- a/splash/splash.vcxproj
+++ b/splash/splash.vcxproj
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@
     <Manifest>
       <AdditionalManifestFiles>$(ProjectDir)\splash.manifest;%(AdditionalManifestFiles)</AdditionalManifestFiles>
     </Manifest>
-    <PostBuildEvent>
-      <Command>$(ProjectDir)..\sign.bat $(TargetDir)$(TargetFileName)</Command>
-    </PostBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="main.cpp" />