diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8dbce478c8..5126ab9ad9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -11945,10 +11945,6 @@ _ACEOF
 
     cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 #define STRICT 1
-_ACEOF
-
-    cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define WINVER 0x0400
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a404ddd280..74d9f340b5 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1458,7 +1458,6 @@ if test "$wants_win32" = 1 ; then
     AC_DEFINE(__WINDOWS__)
     AC_DEFINE(__GNUWIN32__)
     AC_DEFINE(STRICT)
-    AC_DEFINE(WINVER, 0x0400)
 fi
 if test "$doesnt_want_win32" = 1 ; then
     USE_UNIX=1