diff --git a/winconf-msvc.pri b/winconf-msvc.pri
index 7dec4f6d9..ca77d8b96 100644
--- a/winconf-msvc.pri
+++ b/winconf-msvc.pri
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ QMAKE_LFLAGS += "/OPT:REF /OPT:ICF"
 
 RC_FILE = qbittorrent.rc
 
-# Enable Wide characters
-DEFINES += TORRENT_USE_WPATH
-
 # Adapt the lib names/versions accordingly
 CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
   LIBS += libtorrentd.lib \