diff --git a/cryptdll.vcxproj b/cryptdll.vcxproj
index abf6e0b4..6d71608d 100644
--- a/cryptdll.vcxproj
+++ b/cryptdll.vcxproj
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{94a428a1-9ba8-4db2-b76e-bd2e3c08f257}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>cryptdll</RootNamespace>
-    <PlatformToolset>v100</PlatformToolset>
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
diff --git a/cryptest.vcxproj b/cryptest.vcxproj
index 273ef2a4..c8ce5a59 100644
--- a/cryptest.vcxproj
+++ b/cryptest.vcxproj
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{09cdac08-e6ae-48a9-8de7-0fbc779eebde}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>cryptest</RootNamespace>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- VCUpgrade leaves a lot to be desired -->
diff --git a/cryptlib.vcxproj b/cryptlib.vcxproj
index 85a0fba2..d2484fb6 100644
--- a/cryptlib.vcxproj
+++ b/cryptlib.vcxproj
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{c39f4b46-6e89-4074-902e-ca57073044d2}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>cryptlib</RootNamespace>
-    <PlatformToolset>$(DefaultPlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- VCUpgrade leaves a lot to be desired -->
diff --git a/dlltest.vcxproj b/dlltest.vcxproj
index 085abcdf..37b47f13 100644
--- a/dlltest.vcxproj
+++ b/dlltest.vcxproj
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{1974a53a-9863-41c9-886d-b2b8c2fc3c8b}</ProjectGuid>
     <RootNamespace>dlltest</RootNamespace>
-    <PlatformToolset>v100</PlatformToolset>
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />