diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index bc37ec6..8c43788 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up NuGet
       uses: nuget/setup-nuget@b26b823c478ee115be5c9403e62c90b0bf943843 # v3.1.0
 
-    - name: Set up Python 3.15.0rc1
+    - name: Set up Python 3.15.0rc2
       run: |
-        nuget install python -Version 3.15.0-rc1 -x -o .
+        nuget install python -Version 3.15.0-rc2 -x -o .
         $py = Get-Item python\tools
         Write-Host "Adding $py to PATH"
         "$py" | Out-File $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding UTF8 -Append
       working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}
 
-    - name: Check Python version is 3.15.0rc1
+    - name: Check Python version is 3.15.0rc2
       run: >
         python -c "import sys;
         print(sys.version);
         print(sys.executable);
-        sys.exit(0 if sys.version_info[:5] == (3, 15, 0, 'candidate', 1) else 1)"
+        sys.exit(0 if sys.version_info[:5] == (3, 15, 0, 'candidate', 2) else 1)"
 
     - name: Install build dependencies
       run: python -m pip install "pymsbuild==1.2.2"
diff --git a/ci/release.yml b/ci/release.yml
index 0f1160c..db73e11 100644
--- a/ci/release.yml
+++ b/ci/release.yml
@@ -98,19 +98,19 @@ stages:
       displayName: 'Install Nuget'
 
     - powershell: |
-        nuget install python -Version 3.15.0-rc1 -x -noninteractive -o host_python
+        nuget install python -Version 3.15.0-rc2 -x -noninteractive -o host_python
         $py = Get-Item host_python\python\tools
         Write-Host "Adding $py to PATH"
         Write-Host "##vso[task.prependpath]$py"
-      displayName: Set up Python 3.15.0rc1
+      displayName: Set up Python 3.15.0rc2
       workingDirectory: $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
 
     - powershell: >
         python -c "import sys;
         print(sys.version);
         print(sys.executable);
-        sys.exit(0 if sys.version_info[:5] == (3, 15, 0, 'candidate', 1) else 1)"
-      displayName: Check Python version is 3.15.0rc1
+        sys.exit(0 if sys.version_info[:5] == (3, 15, 0, 'candidate', 2) else 1)"
+      displayName: Check Python version is 3.15.0rc2
 
     - powershell: |
         python -m pip install "pymsbuild==1.2.2"
diff --git a/src/manage/__init__.py b/src/manage/__init__.py
index 5fa7c7e..1bda624 100644
--- a/src/manage/__init__.py
+++ b/src/manage/__init__.py
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-################################################################################
-# HACK: Work around gh-148750 in 3.15
-# In short, encodings is now partially frozen, which means its submodules can
-# only be loaded if they are also frozen or if they are in their default
-# location relative to the executable. For embedded runtimes, this is not true,
-# so we need to patch the __path__ to point at our expected location.
-# This code is very fragile and should not be reused.
-import sys
-import encodings
-for p in sys.path:
-    if p.endswith(".zip"):
-        encodings.__path__[:] = [f"{p}\\encodings"]
-        break
-################################################################################
-
 from .exceptions import (
     ArgumentError,
     AutomaticInstallDisabledError,
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index a32da9e..189129a 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -20,16 +20,6 @@
 _native.coinitialize()
 
 
-################################################################################
-# HACK: Work around gh-148750 in 3.15
-import encodings
-_orig_encodings_path = encodings.__path__[:]
-import manage
-# Importing manage has changed this value because of our hack
-encodings.__path__[:] = _orig_encodings_path
-################################################################################
-
-
 # Importing in order carefully to ensure the variables we override are handled
 # correctly by submodules.
 import manage