diff --git a/lib/config-win32.h b/lib/config-win32.h
index 4336e19e06..e14764e1cd 100644
--- a/lib/config-win32.h
+++ b/lib/config-win32.h
@@ -234,9 +234,6 @@
 
 #else
 
-/* MSVC needs an underscore */
-#define snprintf _snprintf
-
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/config-win32.h b/src/config-win32.h
index 1d7a4688e9..92cb9f3b6b 100644
--- a/src/config-win32.h
+++ b/src/config-win32.h
@@ -37,7 +37,4 @@
 
 #else
 
-/* MSVC needs an underscore */
-#define snprintf _snprintf
-
 #endif