diff --git a/examples.mk b/examples.mk
index 05ca8e65a..5b5ca2379 100644
--- a/examples.mk
+++ b/examples.mk
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ $(1): $($(1:.$(VCPROJ_SFX)=).SRCS) vpx.$(VCPROJ_SFX)
             --proj-guid=$$($$(@:.$(VCPROJ_SFX)=).GUID)\
             $$(if $$(CONFIG_STATIC_MSVCRT),--static-crt) \
             --out=$$@ $$(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $$(CFLAGS) \
-            $$(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) $$(LDFLAGS) -l$$(CODEC_LIB) -lwinmm $$^
+            $$(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) $$(LDFLAGS) -l$$(CODEC_LIB) $$^
 endef
 PROJECTS-$(CONFIG_MSVS) += $(ALL_EXAMPLES:.c=.$(VCPROJ_SFX))
 INSTALL-BINS-$(CONFIG_MSVS) += $(foreach p,$(VS_PLATFORMS),\
diff --git a/libs.mk b/libs.mk
index ac94b4289..9c7dcdaaf 100644
--- a/libs.mk
+++ b/libs.mk
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ test_libvpx.$(VCPROJ_SFX): $(LIBVPX_TEST_SRCS) vpx.$(VCPROJ_SFX) gtest.$(VCPROJ_
             $(if $(CONFIG_STATIC_MSVCRT),--static-crt) \
             --out=$@ $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) \
             -I. -I"$(SRC_PATH_BARE)/third_party/googletest/src/include" \
-            -L. -l$(CODEC_LIB) -lwinmm -l$(GTEST_LIB) $^
+            -L. -l$(CODEC_LIB) -l$(GTEST_LIB) $^
 
 PROJECTS-$(CONFIG_MSVS) += test_libvpx.$(VCPROJ_SFX)