diff --git a/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp b/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp
index 7b1279c8c..b926404d2 100644
--- a/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/app/mainapplication.cpp
@@ -1200,7 +1200,6 @@ RegisterQAppAssociation* MainApplication::associationManager()
         m_registerQAppAssociation->addCapability(".htm", "QupZilla.HTM", "HTM File", fileIconPath, RegisterQAppAssociation::FileAssociation);
         m_registerQAppAssociation->addCapability("http", "QupZilla.HTTP", "URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol", appIconPath, RegisterQAppAssociation::UrlAssociation);
         m_registerQAppAssociation->addCapability("https", "QupZilla.HTTPS", "URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy", appIconPath, RegisterQAppAssociation::UrlAssociation);
-        m_registerQAppAssociation->addCapability("ftp", "QupZilla.FTP", "URL:File Transfer Protocol", appIconPath, RegisterQAppAssociation::UrlAssociation);
     }
     return m_registerQAppAssociation;
 }
diff --git a/windows/installer.nsi b/windows/installer.nsi
index 338a92d52..6d4461996 100644
--- a/windows/installer.nsi
+++ b/windows/installer.nsi
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ SectionEnd
         Section $(TITLE_SecProtocols) SecProtocols
           ${RegisterAssociation} "http" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe" "QupZilla.HTTP" "URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe,0" "protocol"
           ${RegisterAssociation} "https" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe" "QupZilla.HTTPS" "URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe,0" "protocol"
-          ${RegisterAssociation} "ftp" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe" "QupZilla.FTP" "URL:File Transfer Protocol" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe,0" "protocol"
           ${UpdateSystemIcons}
         SectionEnd
     SectionGroupEnd
@@ -336,7 +335,6 @@ SectionEnd
       ${UnRegisterAssociation} ".html" "QupZilla.HTML" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe" "file"
       ${UnRegisterAssociation} "http" "QupZilla.HTTP" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe" "protocol"
       ${UnRegisterAssociation} "https" "QupZilla.HTTPS" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe" "protocol"
-      ${UnRegisterAssociation} "ftp" "QupZilla.FTP" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe" "protocol"
       ${UpdateSystemIcons}
     SectionEnd
 !endif
@@ -447,7 +445,6 @@ Function RegisterCapabilities
 			${CreateProgId} "QupZilla.HTML" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe" $(FILE_Html) "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe,1"
 			${CreateProgId} "QupZilla.HTTP" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe" "URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe,0"
 			${CreateProgId} "QupZilla.HTTPS" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe" "URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe,0"
-			${CreateProgId} "QupZilla.FTP" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe" "URL:File Transfer Protocol" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe,0"
 
 			; note: these lines just introduce capabilities of QupZilla to OS and don't change defaults!
 			WriteRegStr HKLM "${PRODUCT_CAPABILITIES_KEY}" "ApplicationDescription" "$(PRODUCT_DESC)"
@@ -457,7 +454,6 @@ Function RegisterCapabilities
 			WriteRegStr HKLM "${PRODUCT_CAPABILITIES_KEY}\FileAssociations" ".html" "QupZilla.HTML"
 			WriteRegStr HKLM "${PRODUCT_CAPABILITIES_KEY}\URLAssociations" "http" "QupZilla.HTTP"
 			WriteRegStr HKLM "${PRODUCT_CAPABILITIES_KEY}\URLAssociations" "https" "QupZilla.HTTPS"
-			WriteRegStr HKLM "${PRODUCT_CAPABILITIES_KEY}\URLAssociations" "ftp" "QupZilla.FTP"
 			WriteRegStr HKLM "${PRODUCT_CAPABILITIES_KEY}\Startmenu" "StartMenuInternet" "$INSTDIR\qupzilla.exe"
 			WriteRegStr HKLM "SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications" "${PRODUCT_NAME}" "${PRODUCT_CAPABILITIES_KEY}"
 		${EndIf}