diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yaml
index 5fc81f3194..9192a8ccbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         name: Windows ${{ matrix.arch }}
         strategy:
             matrix:
-                arch: [ia32, x64]
+                arch: [x64]
         uses: ./.github/workflows/build_windows.yaml
         secrets: inherit
         with:
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Prepare artifacts for deployment
               run: |
                   # Windows
-                  for arch in x64 ia32 arm64
+                  for arch in x64 arm64
                   do
                       if [ -d "win-$arch" ]; then
                           mkdir -p packages.element.io/{install,update}/win32/$arch
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
               if: needs.prepare.outputs.nightly-version != ''
               run: |
                   # Windows
-                  for arch in x64 ia32 arm64
+                  for arch in x64 arm64
                   do
                       [ -d "win-$arch" ] && mv packages.element.io/install/win32/$arch/{*,"Element Nightly Setup"}.exe
                   done
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
               if: needs.prepare.outputs.nightly-version == ''
               run: |
                   # Windows
-                  for arch in x64 ia32 arm64
+                  for arch in x64 arm64
                   do
                       if [ -d "win-$arch" ]; then
                           pushd packages.element.io/install/win32/$arch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
index c940c73c1c..2485299d63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/build_windows.yaml
         strategy:
             matrix:
-                arch: [x64, ia32]
+                arch: [x64]
         with:
             arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
 
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ jobs:
                       artifact: linux-arm64-sqlcipher-static
                       executable: "/opt/Element/element-desktop"
                       prepare_cmd: "sudo apt install -y ./dist/*.deb"
-                    - name: Windows (x86)
-                      os: windows-latest
-                      artifact: win-ia32
-                      executable: "./dist/win-ia32-unpacked/Element.exe"
                     - name: Windows (x64)
                       os: windows-latest
                       artifact: win-x64
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_windows.yaml
index 7faacaf585..d328ec9721 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_windows.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
             arch:
                 type: string
                 required: true
-                description: "The architecture to build for, one of 'x64' | 'ia32' | 'arm64'"
+                description: "The architecture to build for, one of 'x64' | 'arm64'"
             version:
                 type: string
                 required: false
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ jobs:
                           "target": "aarch64-pc-windows-msvc",
                           "build-args": "--arm64",
                           "arch": "amd64_arm64"
-                        },
-                        "ia32": {
-                          "target": "i686-pc-windows-msvc",
-                          "build-args": "--ia32",
-                          "arch": "x86"
                         }
                       }
 
diff --git a/docs/native-node-modules.md b/docs/native-node-modules.md
index 87efc36a35..7a89fc5fed 100644
--- a/docs/native-node-modules.md
+++ b/docs/native-node-modules.md
@@ -109,13 +109,7 @@ yarn run build:universal
 
 ### Windows
 
-If you're on Windows, you can choose to build specifically for 32 or 64 bit:
-
-```
-yarn run build:32
-```
-
-or
+If you're on Windows, you can only build for 64 bit:
 
 ```
 yarn run build:64
diff --git a/docs/windows-requirements.md b/docs/windows-requirements.md
index 9f67437934..41c0cae353 100644
--- a/docs/windows-requirements.md
+++ b/docs/windows-requirements.md
@@ -22,17 +22,8 @@ If you want to build native modules, make sure that the following tools are inst
 
 Once installed make sure all those utilities are accessible in your `PATH`.
 
-If you want to be able to build x86 targets from an x64 host install the right toolchain:
-
-```cmd
-rustup toolchain install stable-i686-pc-windows-msvc
-rustup target add i686-pc-windows-msvc
-```
-
 In order to load all the C++ utilities installed by Visual Studio you can run the following in a terminal window.
 
 ```
 call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" amd64
 ```
-
-You can replace `amd64` with `x86` depending on your CPU architecture.
diff --git a/scripts/hak/target.ts b/scripts/hak/target.ts
index 81a47e7876..d9f2a6afd0 100644
--- a/scripts/hak/target.ts
+++ b/scripts/hak/target.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export type TargetId =
     | "aarch64-apple-darwin"
     | "x86_64-apple-darwin"
     | "universal-apple-darwin"
-    | "i686-pc-windows-msvc"
     | "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc"
     | "aarch64-pc-windows-msvc"
     | "i686-unknown-freebsd"
@@ -88,13 +87,6 @@ const universalAppleDarwin: UniversalTarget = {
     subtargets: [aarch64AppleDarwin, x8664AppleDarwin],
 };
 
-const i686PcWindowsMsvc: WindowsTarget = {
-    id: "i686-pc-windows-msvc",
-    platform: "win32",
-    arch: "ia32",
-    vcVarsArch: "x86",
-};
-
 const x8664PcWindowsMsvc: WindowsTarget = {
     id: "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
     platform: "win32",
@@ -189,7 +181,6 @@ export const TARGETS: Record<TargetId, Target> = {
     "x86_64-apple-darwin": x8664AppleDarwin,
     "universal-apple-darwin": universalAppleDarwin,
     // Windows
-    "i686-pc-windows-msvc": i686PcWindowsMsvc,
     "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc": x8664PcWindowsMsvc,
     "aarch64-pc-windows-msvc": aarch64WindowsMsvc,
     // FreeBSD