diff --git a/src/pugixml.cpp b/src/pugixml.cpp
index 51b7791..7de240f 100644
--- a/src/pugixml.cpp
+++ b/src/pugixml.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2003, by Kristen Wegner (kristen@tima.net)
  */
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#	define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS // disable deprecation warnings for CRT functions
-#endif
-
 #include "pugixml.hpp"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -36,6 +32,7 @@
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #	pragma warning(disable: 4127) // conditional expression is constant
 #	pragma warning(disable: 4611) // interaction between '_setjmp' and C++ object destruction is non-portable
+#	pragma warning(disable: 4996) // this function or variable may be unsafe
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __INTEL_COMPILER
diff --git a/src/pugixpath.cpp b/src/pugixpath.cpp
index 17674fb..90ae9bd 100644
--- a/src/pugixpath.cpp
+++ b/src/pugixpath.cpp
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2003, by Kristen Wegner (kristen@tima.net)
  */
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#	define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS // disable deprecation warnings for CRT functions
-#	define _SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS // disable deprecation warnings for STL functions
-#endif
-
 #include "pugixml.hpp"
 
 #ifndef PUGIXML_NO_XPATH
@@ -42,6 +37,7 @@ typedef __int32 int32_t;
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 #	pragma warning(disable: 4127) // conditional expression is constant
+#	pragma warning(disable: 4996) // this function or variable may be unsafe
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __SNC__