diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b03a8806758..6b3b0ebbec9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ manually, try the [manual build setup][manual-build].
 
  - Download and run [`rustup-init.exe`](https://win.rustup.rs/) then follow the onscreen instructions.
  - Install [chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/)
+ - Install [Python 3.11](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NRWMJP3717K?hl=en-US&gl=US)
  - Run `mach bootstrap`
-  - *This will install CMake, Git, Ninja, Python and the Visual Studio 2019 Build Tools
+  - *This will install CMake, Git, Ninja, and the Visual Studio 2019 Build Tools
      via choco in an Administrator console. It can take quite a while.*
   - *If you already have Visual Studio 2019 installed, this may not install all necessary components.
      Please follow the Visual Studio 2019 installation instructions in the [manual setup][manual-build].*
diff --git a/support/windows/chocolatey.config b/support/windows/chocolatey.config
index 363ef5eec3c..53047163304 100644
--- a/support/windows/chocolatey.config
+++ b/support/windows/chocolatey.config
@@ -5,7 +5,5 @@
   <package id="llvm"/>
   <package id="wixtoolset" version="3.11.2"/>
   <package id="ninja"/>
-  <package id="python"/>
-  <package id="python3-virtualenv"/>
   <package id="visualstudio2019buildtools" packageParameters="--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Roslyn.Compiler --add Microsoft.Component.MSBuild --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.CoreBuildTools --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.MSBuildTools --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows10SDK  --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows10SDK.20348 --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.CoreBuildTools --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64 --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Redist.14.Latest --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATLMFC --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.TextTemplating --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.CoreIde --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.NativeDesktop.Core --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools" />
 </packages>