diff --git a/premake4.lua b/premake4.lua
index 0ec51a89d..c55c8cb58 100644
--- a/premake4.lua
+++ b/premake4.lua
@@ -1585,9 +1585,6 @@ solution "eepp"
 		end
 		if os.is_real("windows") or os.is_real("mingw32") or os.is_real("mingw64") then
 			links { "dbghelp", "psapi" }
-			if os.is_real("mingw32") or os.is_real("mingw64") then
-				links { "msvcr90" }
-			end
 		end
 		if os.is("haiku") then
 			links { "bsd" }
diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index 3fe1922a6..16175533a 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -1440,8 +1440,6 @@ workspace "eepp"
 			end
 		filter { "system:windows" }
 			links { "dbghelp", "psapi" }
-		filter { "system:windows", "options:cc=mingw" }
-			links { "msvcr90" }
 		filter "system:haiku"
 			links { "bsd" }
 		filter "system:bsd"