diff --git a/VisualC/SDL/SDL_VS2008.vcproj b/VisualC/SDL/SDL_VS2008.vcproj
index bafe7d345..7279995e3 100644
--- a/VisualC/SDL/SDL_VS2008.vcproj
+++ b/VisualC/SDL/SDL_VS2008.vcproj
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
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 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\include"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_WIN32_WINNT=0x0400;__SSE__;__SSE2__"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;_WINDOWS"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				BufferSecurityCheck="false"
 				WarningLevel="3"
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
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 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="false"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\include"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_WIN32_WINNT=0x0400;__SSE__;__SSE2__"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;_WINDOWS"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				BufferSecurityCheck="false"