diff --git a/builds/msvc/libzmq/libzmq.vcproj b/builds/msvc/libzmq/libzmq.vcproj
index e3eece61..f93b4223 100644
--- a/builds/msvc/libzmq/libzmq.vcproj
+++ b/builds/msvc/libzmq/libzmq.vcproj
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
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@@ -442,14 +438,6 @@
RelativePath="..\..\..\src\trie.cpp"
>
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@@ -676,10 +664,6 @@
RelativePath="..\..\..\src\req.hpp"
>
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@@ -728,14 +712,6 @@
RelativePath="..\..\..\src\trie.hpp"
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diff --git a/src/windows.hpp b/src/windows.hpp
index 5e986b20..da69b476 100644
--- a/src/windows.hpp
+++ b/src/windows.hpp
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
// The purpose of this header file is to turn on only the items actually
// needed on the windows platform.
-// Disable deprecation warnings.
-#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
-
#ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#endif