diff --git a/cmake/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake b/cmake/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake
index 0e990b58fbd..99e87540624 100644
--- a/cmake/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtCreatorAPIInternal.cmake
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ if (WIN32)
   list(APPEND DEFAULT_DEFINES UNICODE _UNICODE _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
 
   if (NOT BUILD_WITH_PCH)
-    # Windows 8 0x0602
     list(APPEND DEFAULT_DEFINES
-      WINVER=0x0602 _WIN32_WINNT=0x0602
       WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
   endif()
 endif()