diff --git a/desktop/source/app/cmdlinehelp.cxx b/desktop/source/app/cmdlinehelp.cxx
index 3c904ac3b3b2..26ce7085f3e4 100644
--- a/desktop/source/app/cmdlinehelp.cxx
+++ b/desktop/source/app/cmdlinehelp.cxx
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
 #include "cmdlinehelp.hxx"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#if _WIN32_WINNT < 0x0501
-// For AttachConsole() and MAPVK_VK_TO_VSC
-#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501
-#endif
 #include "windows.h"
 #include "io.h"
 #include "fcntl.h"
diff --git a/desktop/win32/source/officeloader/officeloader.cxx b/desktop/win32/source/officeloader/officeloader.cxx
index 25f35374e119..e841e8769328 100644
--- a/desktop/win32/source/officeloader/officeloader.cxx
+++ b/desktop/win32/source/officeloader/officeloader.cxx
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cwchar>
 
-#if _WIN32_WINNT < 0x0501
-#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501
-#endif
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #if defined _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning(push, 1)