diff --git a/scripts/resources/uwp/Package.appxmanifest b/scripts/resources/uwp/Package.appxmanifest
deleted file mode 100644
index 60092db9fed..00000000000
--- a/scripts/resources/uwp/Package.appxmanifest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10" xmlns:mp="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2014/phone/manifest" xmlns:uap="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10" IgnorableNamespaces="uap mp">
-  <Identity Name="f0273023-de0a-46a5-b0db-1514f3a84c71" Publisher="CN=bradhugh" Version="1.0.0.0" />
-  <mp:PhoneIdentity PhoneProductId="f0273023-de0a-46a5-b0db-1514f3a84c71" PhonePublisherId="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" />
-  <Properties>
-    <DisplayName>MAME</DisplayName>
-    <PublisherDisplayName>MAME Team</PublisherDisplayName>
-    <Logo>scripts\resources\uwp\assets\StoreLogo.png</Logo>
-  </Properties>
-  <Dependencies>
-    <TargetDeviceFamily Name="Windows.Universal" MinVersion="10.0.0.0" MaxVersionTested="10.0.0.0" />
-  </Dependencies>
-  <Resources>
-    <Resource Language="x-generate" />
-  </Resources>
-  <Applications>
-    <Application Id="App" Executable="$targetnametoken$.exe" EntryPoint="Mameuwp.App">
-      <uap:VisualElements DisplayName="MAME" Square150x150Logo="scripts\resources\uwp\assets\Square150x150Logo.png" Square44x44Logo="scripts\resources\uwp\assets\Square44x44Logo.png" Description="MAME for Windows 10" BackgroundColor="transparent">
-        <uap:DefaultTile Wide310x150Logo="scripts\resources\uwp\assets\Wide310x150Logo.png">
-          <uap:ShowNameOnTiles>
-            <uap:ShowOn Tile="square150x150Logo" />
-          </uap:ShowNameOnTiles>
-        </uap:DefaultTile>
-        <uap:SplashScreen Image="scripts\resources\uwp\assets\SplashScreen.scale-200.png" />
-        <uap:InitialRotationPreference>
-          <uap:Rotation Preference="landscape" />	
-        </uap:InitialRotationPreference>
-      </uap:VisualElements>
-    </Application>
-  </Applications>
-  <Capabilities>
-    <Capability Name="internetClient" />
-    <Capability Name="codeGeneration" />
-    <Capability Name="privateNetworkClientServer" />
-  </Capabilities>
-</Package>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/LockScreenLogo.scale-200.png b/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/LockScreenLogo.scale-200.png
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diff --git a/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/SplashScreen.scale-200.png b/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/SplashScreen.scale-200.png
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diff --git a/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/Square150x150Logo.scale-200.png b/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/Square150x150Logo.scale-200.png
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index 15b8043caa8..00000000000
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diff --git a/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/Square44x44Logo.scale-200.png b/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/Square44x44Logo.scale-200.png
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diff --git a/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/Square44x44Logo.targetsize-24_altform-unplated.png b/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/Square44x44Logo.targetsize-24_altform-unplated.png
deleted file mode 100644
index ba31e4f883f..00000000000
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diff --git a/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/StoreLogo.png b/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/StoreLogo.png
deleted file mode 100644
index a16e59dcee9..00000000000
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diff --git a/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/Wide310x150Logo.scale-200.png b/scripts/resources/uwp/assets/Wide310x150Logo.scale-200.png
deleted file mode 100644
index b6fd1f57bca..00000000000
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diff --git a/scripts/resources/uwp/mame_TemporaryKey.pfx b/scripts/resources/uwp/mame_TemporaryKey.pfx
deleted file mode 100644
index de6ef5c5f88..00000000000
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diff --git a/scripts/src/3rdparty.lua b/scripts/src/3rdparty.lua
index f2dcf55d39b..436a54a3e43 100644
--- a/scripts/src/3rdparty.lua
+++ b/scripts/src/3rdparty.lua
@@ -934,12 +934,9 @@ project "lualibs"
 
 	includedirs {
 		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty",
-	}
-if (_OPTIONS["osd"] ~= "uwp") then
-	includedirs {
 		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty/linenoise",
 	}
-end
+
 	includedirs {
 		ext_includedir("lua"),
 		ext_includedir("zlib"),
@@ -952,16 +949,8 @@ end
 		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty/lsqlite3/lsqlite3.c",
 		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty/lua-zlib/lua_zlib.c",
 		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty/luafilesystem/src/lfs.c",
-	}
-if (_OPTIONS["osd"] == "uwp") then
-	files {
-		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty/lua-linenoise/linenoise_none.c",
-	}
-else
-	files {
 		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty/lua-linenoise/linenoise.c",
 	}
-end
 
 --------------------------------------------------
 -- SQLite3 library objects
@@ -2095,7 +2084,6 @@ end
 -- linenoise library
 --------------------------------------------------
 
-if (_OPTIONS["osd"] ~= "uwp") then
 project "linenoise"
 	uuid "7320ffc8-2748-4add-8864-ae29b72a8511"
 	kind (LIBTYPE)
@@ -2117,7 +2105,6 @@ project "linenoise"
 		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty/linenoise/utf8.c",
 		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty/linenoise/linenoise.c",
 	}
-end
 
 
 --------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scripts/src/main.lua b/scripts/src/main.lua
index 5ad6aa77d7f..04cccabc0c0 100644
--- a/scripts/src/main.lua
+++ b/scripts/src/main.lua
@@ -213,12 +213,8 @@ if (STANDALONE~=true) then
 	links {
 		ext_lib("lua"),
 		"lualibs",
-	}
-if (_OPTIONS["osd"] ~= "uwp") then
-	links {
 		"linenoise",
 	}
-end
 end
 	links {
 		ext_lib("zlib"),
diff --git a/scripts/src/osd/uwp.lua b/scripts/src/osd/uwp.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cb0eef5c75..00000000000
--- a/scripts/src/osd/uwp.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
--- license:BSD-3-Clause
--- copyright-holders:MAMEdev Team
-
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
---   uwp.lua
---
---   Rules for the building of UWP OSD
---
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-dofile("modules.lua")
-
-function maintargetosdoptions(_target,_subtarget)
-end
-
-project ("qtdbg_" .. _OPTIONS["osd"])
-	uuid (os.uuid("qtdbg_" .. _OPTIONS["osd"]))
-	kind (LIBTYPE)
-
-	dofile("uwp_cfg.lua")
-	includedirs {
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/emu",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/devices", -- accessing imagedev from debugger
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib/util",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/render",
-		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty",
-	}
-	removeflags {
-		"SingleOutputDir",
-	}
-
-	files {
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/debugger/debugqt.cpp",
-	}
-
-project ("osd_" .. _OPTIONS["osd"])
-	uuid (os.uuid("osd_" .. _OPTIONS["osd"]))
-	kind (LIBTYPE)
-
-	removeflags {
-		"SingleOutputDir",
-	}
-
-	dofile("uwp_cfg.lua")
-	osdmodulesbuild()
-
-	includedirs {
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/emu",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/devices", -- accessing imagedev from debugger
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib/util",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/file",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/render",
-		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty",
-	}
-
-	includedirs {
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/uwp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/windows",
-	}
-
-	files {
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/uwp/video.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/uwp/video.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/uwp/window.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/uwp/window.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/windows/winutf8.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/windows/winutf8.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/osdwindow.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/osdwindow.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/windows/winmain.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/windows/winmain.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/render/drawnone.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/render/drawnone.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/uwp/uwpcompat.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/uwp/uwpcompat.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/osdepend.h",
-	}
-
-project ("ocore_" .. _OPTIONS["osd"])
-	uuid (os.uuid("ocore_" .. _OPTIONS["osd"]))
-	kind (LIBTYPE)
-
-	removeflags {
-		"SingleOutputDir",
-	}
-
-	dofile("uwp_cfg.lua")
-
-	includedirs {
-		MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/emu",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/file",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/lib/util",
-	}
-
-	files {
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/osdcomm.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/osdcore.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/osdcore.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/osdfile.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/strconv.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/strconv.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/osdsync.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/osdsync.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/windows/winutil.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/windows/winutil.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/osdmodule.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/osdmodule.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/file/winrtdir.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/file/winrtfile.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/file/winrtfile.h",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/file/winrtptty.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/file/winrtsocket.cpp",
-		MAME_DIR .. "src/osd/modules/lib/osdlib_uwp.cpp",
-	}
diff --git a/scripts/src/osd/uwp_cfg.lua b/scripts/src/osd/uwp_cfg.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 28892656728..00000000000
--- a/scripts/src/osd/uwp_cfg.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
--- license:BSD-3-Clause
--- copyright-holders:MAMEdev Team
-
-defines {
-	"OSD_UWP=1",
-	"USE_QTDEBUG=0",
-	"SDLMAME_NOASM=1",
-	"USE_OPENGL=0",
-	"NO_USE_MIDI=1",
-	"WINVER=0x0603",
-	"_WIN32_WINNT=0x0603",
-	"NTDDI_VERSION=0x06030000",
-	"MODERN_WIN_API",
-	"WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN",
-	"NOMINMAX",
-}
-
-flags {
-	"Unicode",
-}