diff --git a/deployment_scripts/config.ps1 b/deployment_scripts/config.ps1
index 07be64612..4fee48e09 100644
--- a/deployment_scripts/config.ps1
+++ b/deployment_scripts/config.ps1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ $MONKEY_FOLDER_NAME = "infection_monkey"
 # Url of public git repository that contains monkey's source code
 $MONKEY_GIT_URL = "https://github.com/guardicore/monkey"
 # Link to the latest python download or install it manually
-$PYTHON_URL = "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.13/python-2.7.13.amd64.msi"
+$PYTHON_URL = "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.4/python-3.7.4-amd64.exe"
 
 # Monkey binaries
 $LINUX_32_BINARY_URL = "https://github.com/guardicore/monkey/releases/download/1.6/monkey-linux-32"
@@ -33,14 +33,11 @@ $TEMP_CPP_INSTALLER = "cpp.exe"
 $TEMP_NPM_INSTALLER = "node.msi"
 $TEMP_PYWIN32_INSTALLER = "pywin32.exe"
 $TEMP_UPX_ZIP = "upx.zip"
-$TEMP_VC_FOR_PYTHON27_INSTALLER = "vcforpython.msi"
 $UPX_FOLDER = "upx394w"
 
 # Other url's
-$VC_FOR_PYTHON27_URL = "https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/9/6/796EF2E4-801B-4FC4-AB28-B59FBF6D907B/VCForPython27.msi"
 $MONGODB_URL = "https://downloads.mongodb.org/win32/mongodb-win32-x86_64-2008plus-ssl-latest.zip"
 $OPEN_SSL_URL = "https://indy.fulgan.com/SSL/Archive/openssl-1.0.2l-i386-win32.zip"
-$CPP_URL = "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=746572"
 $NPM_URL = "https://nodejs.org/dist/v10.13.0/node-v10.13.0-x64.msi"
 $PYWIN32_URL = "https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32/releases/download/b224/pywin32-224.win-amd64-py2.7.exe"
 $UPX_URL = "https://github.com/upx/upx/releases/download/v3.94/upx394w.zip"
diff --git a/deployment_scripts/deploy_windows.ps1 b/deployment_scripts/deploy_windows.ps1
index 17d08ecc8..1bfb62445 100644
--- a/deployment_scripts/deploy_windows.ps1
+++ b/deployment_scripts/deploy_windows.ps1
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@ function Deploy-Windows([String] $monkey_home = (Get-Item -Path ".\").FullName,
     try
     {
         $version = cmd.exe /c '"python" --version  2>&1'
-        if ( $version -like 'Python 2.7.*' ) {
-            "Python 2.7.* was found, installing dependancies"
+        if ( $version -like 'Python 3.*' ) {
+            "Python 3.* was found, installing dependencies"
         } else {
             throw System.Management.Automation.CommandNotFoundException
         }
     }
     catch [System.Management.Automation.CommandNotFoundException]
     {
-        "Downloading python 2.7 ..."
+        "Downloading python 3 ..."
         $webClient.DownloadFile($PYTHON_URL, $TEMP_PYTHON_INSTALLER)
         Start-Process -Wait $TEMP_PYTHON_INSTALLER -ErrorAction Stop
         $env:Path = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","Machine")
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function Deploy-Windows([String] $monkey_home = (Get-Item -Path ".\").FullName,
     $PYTHON_PATH = Split-Path -Path (Get-Command python | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Source)
 
     # Get vcforpython27 before installing requirements
-    "Downloading Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7 ..."
+    "Downloading Visual C++ Compiler for Python 3 ..."
     $webClient.DownloadFile($VC_FOR_PYTHON27_URL, $TEMP_VC_FOR_PYTHON27_INSTALLER)
     Start-Process -Wait $TEMP_VC_FOR_PYTHON27_INSTALLER -ErrorAction Stop
     $env:Path = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","Machine")
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ function Deploy-Windows([String] $monkey_home = (Get-Item -Path ".\").FullName,
     "Removing zip file"
     Remove-Item $TEMP_OPEN_SSL_ZIP
 
-    # Download and install C++ redistributable
-    "Downloading C++ redistributable ..."
-    $webClient.DownloadFile($CPP_URL, $TEMP_CPP_INSTALLER)
-    Start-Process -Wait $TEMP_CPP_INSTALLER -ErrorAction Stop
-    Remove-Item $TEMP_CPP_INSTALLER
 
     # Generate ssl certificate
     "Generating ssl certificate"