diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 11782067..14dd62cd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 !/.vs/launch.vs.json
 /.vscode/ipch/
 /.vscode/c_cpp_properties.json
-/bootstrap/forward_lua.h
 /node_modules/
 /package-lock.json
 /package.json
diff --git a/bootstrap/forward_lua.c b/bootstrap/forward_lua.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 6549563d..00000000
--- a/bootstrap/forward_lua.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include "forward_lua.h"
diff --git a/bootstrap/forward_lua.lua b/bootstrap/forward_lua.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index cf0e56a9..00000000
--- a/bootstrap/forward_lua.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-local function parse(folder)
-    local version
-    local export = {}
-    for line in io.lines(folder.."/lua.h") do
-        local verstr = line:match "^%s*#%s*define%s*LUA_VERSION_NUM%s*([0-9]+)%s*$"
-        if verstr then
-            version = tostring(tonumber(verstr:sub(1, -3))) .. tostring(tonumber(verstr:sub(-2, -1)))
-        end
-        local api = line:match "^%s*LUA_API[%w%s%*_]+%(([%w_]+)%)"
-        if api then
-            export[#export+1] = api
-        end
-    end
-    for line in io.lines(folder.."/lauxlib.h") do
-        local api = line:match "^%s*LUALIB_API[%w%s%*_]+%(([%w_]+)%)"
-        if api then
-            export[#export+1] = api
-        end
-    end
-    for line in io.lines(folder.."/lualib.h") do
-        local api = line:match "^%s*LUALIB_API[%w%s%*_]+%(([%w_]+)%)"
-        if api then
-            export[#export+1] = api
-        end
-    end
-    table.sort(export)
-    return version, export
-end
-
-local input, output, dllname, compiler = ...
-local _, export = parse(input)
-local s = {"// clang-format off"}
-
-if compiler == "msvc" then
-    for _, api in ipairs(export) do
-        s[#s+1] = ([[#pragma comment(linker, "/export:%s=%s.%s")]]):format(api, dllname, api)
-    end
-else
-    s[#s+1] = [[__asm__(]]
-    s[#s+1] = [[    ".section .drectve\n\t"]]
-    for _, api in ipairs(export) do
-        s[#s+1] = ([[        ".ascii \" -export:%s=%s.%s \"\n\t"]]):format(api, dllname, api)
-    end
-    s[#s+1] = [[);]]
-end
-
-local f <close> = assert(io.open(output, "w"))
-f:write(table.concat(s, "\n"))