diff --git a/scripts/bgfx.lua b/scripts/bgfx.lua
index c427c7c50..780d818b0 100644
--- a/scripts/bgfx.lua
+++ b/scripts/bgfx.lua
@@ -97,11 +97,6 @@ function bgfxProject(_name, _kind, _defines)
 				path.join(BGFX_DIR, "3rdparty/khronos"),
 			}
 
-		configuration { "x64", "vs* or mingw*" }
-			defines {
-				"_WIN32_WINNT=0x601",
-			}
-
 		configuration {}
 
 		includedirs {