diff --git a/util/telnet-chatd.c b/util/telnet-chatd.c
index 0149e4e..4468bd4 100644
--- a/util/telnet-chatd.c
+++ b/util/telnet-chatd.c
@@ -34,11 +34,8 @@
 #	define poll WSAPoll
 #	define close closesocket
 #	define strdup _strdup
-
-#if !defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER < 1600 // VC 9 and prior do not define this macro
 #	define ECONNRESET WSAECONNRESET
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/util/telnet-proxy.c b/util/telnet-proxy.c
index 951a3cf..1896310 100644
--- a/util/telnet-proxy.c
+++ b/util/telnet-proxy.c
@@ -35,11 +35,8 @@
 #	define close closesocket
 #	undef gai_strerror
 #	define gai_strerror gai_strerrorA
-
-#if !defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER < 1600 // VC 9 and prior do not define this macro
 #	define ECONNRESET WSAECONNRESET
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>