diff --git a/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py b/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
index 298991049fc..c906e114690 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
@@ -158,9 +158,6 @@ def __init__ (self,
                   force=0):
 
         CCompiler.__init__ (self, verbose, dry_run, force)
-
-        self.add_library_dir( os.path.join( sys.exec_prefix, 'libs' ) )
-        
         versions = get_devstudio_versions ()
 
         if versions: