diff --git a/Windows/VisualStudio/quakespasm-sdl2.vcxproj b/Windows/VisualStudio/quakespasm-sdl2.vcxproj
index 23052bdc4..8c7548e75 100644
--- a/Windows/VisualStudio/quakespasm-sdl2.vcxproj
+++ b/Windows/VisualStudio/quakespasm-sdl2.vcxproj
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ copy "$(SolutionDir)\..\SDL2\lib\*.dll" "$(TargetDir)"
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <DebugInformationFormat>None</DebugInformationFormat>
       <CompileAs>CompileAsC</CompileAs>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@ copy "$(SolutionDir)\..\SDL2\lib64\*.dll" "$(TargetDir)"
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <DebugInformationFormat>None</DebugInformationFormat>
       <CompileAs>CompileAsC</CompileAs>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
diff --git a/Windows/VisualStudio/quakespasm.vcxproj b/Windows/VisualStudio/quakespasm.vcxproj
index 4e033b518..fdb827117 100644
--- a/Windows/VisualStudio/quakespasm.vcxproj
+++ b/Windows/VisualStudio/quakespasm.vcxproj
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ copy "$(SolutionDir)\..\SDL\lib\*.dll" "$(TargetDir)"
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <DebugInformationFormat>None</DebugInformationFormat>
       <CompileAs>CompileAsC</CompileAs>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@ copy "$(SolutionDir)\..\SDL\lib64\*.dll" "$(TargetDir)"
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
-      <DebugInformationFormat>None</DebugInformationFormat>
       <CompileAs>CompileAsC</CompileAs>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>