diff --git a/include/winquake.h b/include/winquake.h
index 0796ade95..d30d4c757 100644
--- a/include/winquake.h
+++ b/include/winquake.h
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@
 
 #ifdef _WIN32 
 
-#ifdef HAVE__MINGW_H
-# include <_mingw.h>
-# if __MINGW32_MAJOR_VERSION == 0 && __MINGW32_MINOR_VERSION == 3
-#  define MINGW_HACKS
-# endif
-#endif
-
 #ifndef __GNUC__
 # pragma warning( disable : 4229 )  /* mgraph gets this */
 #endif
@@ -49,21 +42,9 @@
 #define byte __hide_byte
 #define shutdown __hide_shutdown
 
-#ifdef MINGW_HACKS
-#define LPCWAVEFORMATEX __hide_LPCWAVEFORMATEX
-#endif
 #include <windows.h>
-#ifdef MINGW_HACKS
-#undef LPCWAVEFORMATEX
-#endif
 
 #ifdef WINNT
-# ifdef MINGW_HACKS
-#  undef WINNT
-# endif
-# ifdef MINGW_HACKS
-#  define WINNT
-# endif
 # ifdef HAVE_DSOUND_H
 #  include <dsound.h>
 # endif