diff --git a/PC/VC6/pythoncore.dsp b/PC/VC6/pythoncore.dsp
index 04ee44d83ca..dd9500ca8a4 100644
--- a/PC/VC6/pythoncore.dsp
+++ b/PC/VC6/pythoncore.dsp
@@ -121,10 +121,6 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Modules\cjkcodecs\_codecs_tw.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\cjkcodecs\_codecs_unicode.c
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\..\Modules\_codecsmodule.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcproj
index a74a5b723e2..07c8a088935 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcproj
@@ -246,9 +246,6 @@
 		<File
 			RelativePath="..\Modules\cjkcodecs\_codecs_tw.c">
 		</File>
-		<File
-			RelativePath="..\Modules\cjkcodecs\_codecs_unicode.c">
-		</File>
 		<File
 			RelativePath="..\Modules\_codecsmodule.c">
 			<FileConfiguration