diff --git a/StepmaniaCore.cmake b/StepmaniaCore.cmake
index 7fb2679d36..5a62bba8c0 100644
--- a/StepmaniaCore.cmake
+++ b/StepmaniaCore.cmake
@@ -233,8 +233,6 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
-  # No matter what, stick to unicode development.
-  add_definitions(-DUNICODE -D_UNICODE)
   set(SYSTEM_PCRE_FOUND FALSE)
   find_package(DirectX REQUIRED)