diff --git a/.changes/remove-webview_fixed_runtime_path.md b/.changes/remove-webview_fixed_runtime_path.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8caad8d74e92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/remove-webview_fixed_runtime_path.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+"tauri-utils": patch:breaking
+"@tauri-apps/cli": patch:breaking
+"tauri-cli": patch:breaking
+"tauri-bundler": patch:breaking
+---
+
+Removed the deprecated `webview_fixed_runtime_path` config option, use the `webview_install_mode` instead.
diff --git a/core/tauri-build/src/lib.rs b/core/tauri-build/src/lib.rs
index 4a5cf6631213..d5c92463d006 100644
--- a/core/tauri-build/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/tauri-build/src/lib.rs
@@ -576,15 +576,10 @@ pub fn try_build(attributes: Attributes) -> Result<()> {
     .clone()
     .unwrap_or_else(|| BundleResources::List(Vec::new()));
   if target_triple.contains("windows") {
-    if let Some(fixed_webview2_runtime_path) =
-      match &config.bundle.windows.webview_fixed_runtime_path {
-        Some(path) => Some(path),
-        None => match &config.bundle.windows.webview_install_mode {
-          WebviewInstallMode::FixedRuntime { path } => Some(path),
-          _ => None,
-        },
-      }
-    {
+    if let Some(fixed_webview2_runtime_path) = match &config.bundle.windows.webview_install_mode {
+      WebviewInstallMode::FixedRuntime { path } => Some(path),
+      _ => None,
+    } {
       resources.push(fixed_webview2_runtime_path.display().to_string());
     }
   }
diff --git a/core/tauri-config-schema/schema.json b/core/tauri-config-schema/schema.json
index 540673714d6f..f9396e298687 100644
--- a/core/tauri-config-schema/schema.json
+++ b/core/tauri-config-schema/schema.json
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@
           "signCommand": null,
           "timestampUrl": null,
           "tsp": false,
-          "webviewFixedRuntimePath": null,
           "webviewInstallMode": {
             "silent": true,
             "type": "downloadBootstrapper"
@@ -1650,7 +1649,6 @@
             "signCommand": null,
             "timestampUrl": null,
             "tsp": false,
-            "webviewFixedRuntimePath": null,
             "webviewInstallMode": {
               "silent": true,
               "type": "downloadBootstrapper"
@@ -1998,13 +1996,6 @@
             }
           ]
         },
-        "webviewFixedRuntimePath": {
-          "description": "Path to the webview fixed runtime to use. Overwrites [`Self::webview_install_mode`] if set.\n\n Will be removed in v2, prefer the [`Self::webview_install_mode`] option.\n\n The fixed version can be downloaded [on the official website](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/#download-section).\n The `.cab` file must be extracted to a folder and this folder path must be defined on this field.",
-          "type": [
-            "string",
-            "null"
-          ]
-        },
         "allowDowngrades": {
           "description": "Validates a second app installation, blocking the user from installing an older version if set to `false`.\n\n For instance, if `1.2.1` is installed, the user won't be able to install app version `1.2.0` or `1.1.5`.\n\n The default value of this flag is `true`.",
           "default": true,
diff --git a/core/tauri-utils/src/config.rs b/core/tauri-utils/src/config.rs
index 586b8bbab671..d7a4ea2882d0 100644
--- a/core/tauri-utils/src/config.rs
+++ b/core/tauri-utils/src/config.rs
@@ -948,14 +948,6 @@ pub struct WindowsConfig {
   /// The installation mode for the Webview2 runtime.
   #[serde(default, alias = "webview-install-mode")]
   pub webview_install_mode: WebviewInstallMode,
-  /// Path to the webview fixed runtime to use. Overwrites [`Self::webview_install_mode`] if set.
-  ///
-  /// Will be removed in v2, prefer the [`Self::webview_install_mode`] option.
-  ///
-  /// The fixed version can be downloaded [on the official website](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/#download-section).
-  /// The `.cab` file must be extracted to a folder and this folder path must be defined on this field.
-  #[serde(alias = "webview-fixed-runtime-path")]
-  pub webview_fixed_runtime_path: Option<PathBuf>,
   /// Validates a second app installation, blocking the user from installing an older version if set to `false`.
   ///
   /// For instance, if `1.2.1` is installed, the user won't be able to install app version `1.2.0` or `1.1.5`.
@@ -986,7 +978,6 @@ impl Default for WindowsConfig {
       timestamp_url: None,
       tsp: false,
       webview_install_mode: Default::default(),
-      webview_fixed_runtime_path: None,
       allow_downgrades: true,
       wix: None,
       nsis: None,
@@ -2550,14 +2541,7 @@ mod build {
 
   impl ToTokens for WindowsConfig {
     fn to_tokens(&self, tokens: &mut TokenStream) {
-      let webview_install_mode = if let Some(fixed_runtime_path) = &self.webview_fixed_runtime_path
-      {
-        WebviewInstallMode::FixedRuntime {
-          path: fixed_runtime_path.clone(),
-        }
-      } else {
-        self.webview_install_mode.clone()
-      };
+      let webview_install_mode = &self.webview_install_mode;
       tokens.append_all(quote! { ::tauri::utils::config::WindowsConfig {
         webview_install_mode: #webview_install_mode,
         ..Default::default()
diff --git a/examples/api/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/examples/api/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 5bc00e99895e..de71cf2738de 100644
--- a/examples/api/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/api/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -3221,7 +3221,7 @@ checksum = "e1fc403891a21bcfb7c37834ba66a547a8f402146eba7265b5a6d88059c9ff2f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri"
-version = "2.0.0-rc.5"
+version = "2.0.0-rc.6"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bytes",
@@ -3271,7 +3271,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-build"
-version = "2.0.0-rc.5"
+version = "2.0.0-rc.6"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cargo_toml",
@@ -3293,7 +3293,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-codegen"
-version = "2.0.0-rc.5"
+version = "2.0.0-rc.6"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "brotli",
@@ -3330,7 +3330,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-plugin"
-version = "2.0.0-rc.5"
+version = "2.0.0-rc.6"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "glob",
@@ -3356,7 +3356,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-runtime"
-version = "2.0.0-rc.5"
+version = "2.0.0-rc.6"
 dependencies = [
  "dpi",
  "gtk",
@@ -3373,7 +3373,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-runtime-wry"
-version = "2.0.0-rc.5"
+version = "2.0.0-rc.6"
 dependencies = [
  "cocoa 0.26.0",
  "gtk",
@@ -3395,7 +3395,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-utils"
-version = "2.0.0-rc.5"
+version = "2.0.0-rc.6"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "brotli",
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/settings.rs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/settings.rs
index 7c262afb308a..0140e5eafb1b 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/settings.rs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/settings.rs
@@ -494,12 +494,6 @@ pub struct WindowsSettings {
   pub icon_path: PathBuf,
   /// The installation mode for the Webview2 runtime.
   pub webview_install_mode: WebviewInstallMode,
-  /// Path to the webview fixed runtime to use.
-  ///
-  /// Overwrites [`Self::webview_install_mode`] if set.
-  ///
-  /// Will be removed in v2, use [`Self::webview_install_mode`] instead.
-  pub webview_fixed_runtime_path: Option<PathBuf>,
   /// Validates a second app installation, blocking the user from installing an older version if set to `false`.
   ///
   /// For instance, if `1.2.1` is installed, the user won't be able to install app version `1.2.0` or `1.1.5`.
@@ -533,7 +527,6 @@ impl Default for WindowsSettings {
       nsis: None,
       icon_path: PathBuf::from("icons/icon.ico"),
       webview_install_mode: Default::default(),
-      webview_fixed_runtime_path: None,
       allow_downgrades: true,
       sign_command: None,
     }
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/msi/wix.rs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/msi/wix.rs
index 9a3e195438c1..7e0f6d2b82b2 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/msi/wix.rs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/msi/wix.rs
@@ -435,13 +435,7 @@ pub fn build_wix_app_installer(
       silent: silent_webview_install,
     }
   } else {
-    let mut webview_install_mode = settings.windows().webview_install_mode.clone();
-    if let Some(fixed_runtime_path) = settings.windows().webview_fixed_runtime_path.clone() {
-      webview_install_mode = WebviewInstallMode::FixedRuntime {
-        path: fixed_runtime_path,
-      };
-    }
-    webview_install_mode
+    settings.windows().webview_install_mode.clone()
   };
 
   data.insert("install_webview", to_json(true));
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/nsis.rs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/nsis.rs
index 079601bc1890..4d0bab8f6fc5 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/nsis.rs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/nsis.rs
@@ -427,13 +427,7 @@ fn build_nsis_app_installer(
       silent: silent_webview2_install,
     }
   } else {
-    let mut webview_install_mode = settings.windows().webview_install_mode.clone();
-    if let Some(fixed_runtime_path) = settings.windows().webview_fixed_runtime_path.clone() {
-      webview_install_mode = WebviewInstallMode::FixedRuntime {
-        path: fixed_runtime_path,
-      };
-    }
-    webview_install_mode
+    settings.windows().webview_install_mode.clone()
   };
 
   let webview2_installer_args = to_json(if silent_webview2_install {
diff --git a/tooling/cli/schema.json b/tooling/cli/schema.json
index 540673714d6f..f9396e298687 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/schema.json
+++ b/tooling/cli/schema.json
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@
           "signCommand": null,
           "timestampUrl": null,
           "tsp": false,
-          "webviewFixedRuntimePath": null,
           "webviewInstallMode": {
             "silent": true,
             "type": "downloadBootstrapper"
@@ -1650,7 +1649,6 @@
             "signCommand": null,
             "timestampUrl": null,
             "tsp": false,
-            "webviewFixedRuntimePath": null,
             "webviewInstallMode": {
               "silent": true,
               "type": "downloadBootstrapper"
@@ -1998,13 +1996,6 @@
             }
           ]
         },
-        "webviewFixedRuntimePath": {
-          "description": "Path to the webview fixed runtime to use. Overwrites [`Self::webview_install_mode`] if set.\n\n Will be removed in v2, prefer the [`Self::webview_install_mode`] option.\n\n The fixed version can be downloaded [on the official website](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/#download-section).\n The `.cab` file must be extracted to a folder and this folder path must be defined on this field.",
-          "type": [
-            "string",
-            "null"
-          ]
-        },
         "allowDowngrades": {
           "description": "Validates a second app installation, blocking the user from installing an older version if set to `false`.\n\n For instance, if `1.2.1` is installed, the user won't be able to install app version `1.2.0` or `1.1.5`.\n\n The default value of this flag is `true`.",
           "default": true,
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/interface/rust.rs b/tooling/cli/src/interface/rust.rs
index 85ea919650eb..62d1bdeaa209 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/interface/rust.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/interface/rust.rs
@@ -1280,9 +1280,7 @@ fn tauri_config_to_bundle_settings(
 
   #[cfg(windows)]
   {
-    if let Some(webview_fixed_runtime_path) = &config.windows.webview_fixed_runtime_path {
-      resources.push(webview_fixed_runtime_path.display().to_string());
-    } else if let crate::helpers::config::WebviewInstallMode::FixedRuntime { path } =
+    if let crate::helpers::config::WebviewInstallMode::FixedRuntime { path } =
       &config.windows.webview_install_mode
     {
       resources.push(path.display().to_string());
@@ -1423,7 +1421,6 @@ fn tauri_config_to_bundle_settings(
       nsis: config.windows.nsis.map(nsis_settings),
       icon_path: windows_icon_path,
       webview_install_mode: config.windows.webview_install_mode,
-      webview_fixed_runtime_path: config.windows.webview_fixed_runtime_path,
       allow_downgrades: config.windows.allow_downgrades,
       sign_command: config.windows.sign_command.map(custom_sign_settings),
     },
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/migrate/migrations/v1/config.rs b/tooling/cli/src/migrate/migrations/v1/config.rs
index af60d3d02639..a0baa9adb512 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/migrate/migrations/v1/config.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/migrate/migrations/v1/config.rs
@@ -252,15 +252,39 @@ fn process_bundle(config: &mut Map<String, Value>, migrated: &MigratedConfig) {
           license_file = Some(license);
         }
       }
+
+      // Windows
       if let Some(windows) = bundle_config.get_mut("windows") {
-        if let Some(wix) = windows.get_mut("wix").and_then(|v| v.as_object_mut()) {
-          if let Some(license_path) = wix.remove("license") {
-            license_file = Some(license_path);
+        if let Some(windows) = windows.as_object_mut() {
+          if let Some(wix) = windows.get_mut("wix").and_then(|v| v.as_object_mut()) {
+            if let Some(license_path) = wix.remove("license") {
+              license_file = Some(license_path);
+            }
           }
-        }
-        if let Some(nsis) = windows.get_mut("nsis").and_then(|v| v.as_object_mut()) {
-          if let Some(license_path) = nsis.remove("license") {
-            license_file = Some(license_path);
+          if let Some(nsis) = windows.get_mut("nsis").and_then(|v| v.as_object_mut()) {
+            if let Some(license_path) = nsis.remove("license") {
+              license_file = Some(license_path);
+            }
+          }
+
+          if let Some((fixed_runtime_path, key)) = windows
+            .remove("webviewFixedRuntimePath")
+            .map(|v| (v, "webviewInstallMode"))
+            .or_else(|| {
+              windows
+                .remove("webview-fixed-runtime-path")
+                .map(|v| (v, "webview-install-mode"))
+            })
+          {
+            if !fixed_runtime_path.is_null() {
+              windows.insert(
+                key.into(),
+                serde_json::json!({
+                  "type": "fixedRuntime",
+                  "path": fixed_runtime_path
+                }),
+              );
+            }
           }
         }
       }
@@ -1083,4 +1107,29 @@ mod test {
       original["build"]["frontendDist"]
     );
   }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn migrate_webview_fixed_runtime_path() {
+    let original = serde_json::json!({
+      "tauri": {
+        "bundle": {
+          "windows": {
+            "webviewFixedRuntimePath": "./path/to/runtime"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    let migrated = migrate(&original);
+
+    assert_eq!(
+      migrated["bundle"]["windows"]["webviewInstallMode"]["type"],
+      "fixedRuntime"
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(
+      migrated["bundle"]["windows"]["webviewInstallMode"]["path"],
+      original["tauri"]["bundle"]["windows"]["webviewFixedRuntimePath"]
+    );
+  }
 }