diff --git a/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py b/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
index 7b812fd0..70284eef 100644
--- a/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
+++ b/distutils/cygwinccompiler.py
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@
 import copy
 import os
 import pathlib
-import re
 import shlex
 import sys
 import warnings
 from subprocess import check_output
 
-from ._collections import RangeMap
 from .errors import (
     CCompilerError,
     CompileError,
@@ -26,42 +24,9 @@
 from .unixccompiler import UnixCCompiler
 from .version import LooseVersion, suppress_known_deprecation
 
-_msvcr_lookup = RangeMap.left(
-    {
-        # MSVC 7.0
-        1300: ['msvcr70'],
-        # MSVC 7.1
-        1310: ['msvcr71'],
-        # VS2005 / MSVC 8.0
-        1400: ['msvcr80'],
-        # VS2008 / MSVC 9.0
-        1500: ['msvcr90'],
-        # VS2010 / MSVC 10.0
-        1600: ['msvcr100'],
-        # VS2012 / MSVC 11.0
-        1700: ['msvcr110'],
-        # VS2013 / MSVC 12.0
-        1800: ['msvcr120'],
-        # VS2015 / MSVC 14.0
-        1900: ['vcruntime140'],
-        2000: RangeMap.undefined_value,
-    },
-)
-
 
 def get_msvcr():
-    """Include the appropriate MSVC runtime library if Python was built
-    with MSVC 7.0 or later.
-    """
-    match = re.search(r'MSC v\.(\d{4})', sys.version)
-    try:
-        msc_ver = int(match.group(1))
-    except AttributeError:
-        return []
-    try:
-        return _msvcr_lookup[msc_ver]
-    except KeyError:
-        raise ValueError(f"Unknown MS Compiler version {msc_ver} ")
+    return []
 
 
 _runtime_library_dirs_msg = (
@@ -109,8 +74,6 @@ def __init__(self, verbose=False, dry_run=False, force=False):
             linker_so=(f'{self.linker_dll} -mcygwin {shared_option}'),
         )
 
-        # Include the appropriate MSVC runtime library if Python was built
-        # with MSVC 7.0 or later.
         self.dll_libraries = get_msvcr()
 
     @property
diff --git a/distutils/tests/test_cygwinccompiler.py b/distutils/tests/test_cygwinccompiler.py
index 2e1640b7..677bc0ac 100644
--- a/distutils/tests/test_cygwinccompiler.py
+++ b/distutils/tests/test_cygwinccompiler.py
@@ -71,50 +71,8 @@ def test_check_config_h(self):
         assert check_config_h()[0] == CONFIG_H_OK
 
     def test_get_msvcr(self):
-        # []
-        sys.version = (
-            '2.6.1 (r261:67515, Dec  6 2008, 16:42:21) '
-            '\n[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5370)]'
-        )
         assert get_msvcr() == []
 
-        # MSVC 7.0
-        sys.version = (
-            '2.5.1 (r251:54863, Apr 18 2007, 08:51:08) [MSC v.1300 32 bits (Intel)]'
-        )
-        assert get_msvcr() == ['msvcr70']
-
-        # MSVC 7.1
-        sys.version = (
-            '2.5.1 (r251:54863, Apr 18 2007, 08:51:08) [MSC v.1310 32 bits (Intel)]'
-        )
-        assert get_msvcr() == ['msvcr71']
-
-        # VS2005 / MSVC 8.0
-        sys.version = (
-            '2.5.1 (r251:54863, Apr 18 2007, 08:51:08) [MSC v.1400 32 bits (Intel)]'
-        )
-        assert get_msvcr() == ['msvcr80']
-
-        # VS2008 / MSVC 9.0
-        sys.version = (
-            '2.5.1 (r251:54863, Apr 18 2007, 08:51:08) [MSC v.1500 32 bits (Intel)]'
-        )
-        assert get_msvcr() == ['msvcr90']
-
-        sys.version = (
-            '3.10.0 (tags/v3.10.0:b494f59, Oct  4 2021, 18:46:30) '
-            '[MSC v.1929 32 bit (Intel)]'
-        )
-        assert get_msvcr() == ['vcruntime140']
-
-        # unknown
-        sys.version = (
-            '2.5.1 (r251:54863, Apr 18 2007, 08:51:08) [MSC v.2000 32 bits (Intel)]'
-        )
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-            get_msvcr()
-
     @pytest.mark.skipif('sys.platform != "cygwin"')
     def test_dll_libraries_not_none(self):
         from distutils.cygwinccompiler import CygwinCCompiler