diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
index 220d8509dc4..765dc86d384 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
@@ -334,26 +334,17 @@ static QByteArray msvcCompilationFile()
         "__CLR_VER",
         "_CMMN_INTRIN_FUNC",
         "_CONTROL_FLOW_GUARD",
-        "__COUNTER__",
-        "__cplusplus",
         "__cplusplus_cli",
         "__cplusplus_winrt",
         "_CPPLIB_VER",
         "_CPPRTTI",
         "_CPPUNWIND",
-        "__DATE__",
         "_DEBUG",
         "_DLL",
-        "__FILE__",
-        "__func__",
-        "__FUNCDNAME__",
-        "__FUNCSIG__",
-        "__FUNCTION__",
         "_INTEGRAL_MAX_BITS",
         "__INTELLISENSE__",
         "_ISO_VOLATILE",
         "_KERNEL_MODE",
-        "__LINE__",
         "_M_AAMD64",
         "_M_ALPHA",
         "_M_AMD64",
@@ -393,8 +384,6 @@ static QByteArray msvcCompilationFile()
         "__STDC__",
         "__STDC_HOSTED__",
         "__STDCPP_THREADS__",
-        "__TIME__",
-        "__TIMESTAMP__",
         "_VC_NODEFAULTLIB",
         "_WCHAR_T_DEFINED",
         "_WIN32",