diff --git a/msvc/pugixml_vs2015.vcxproj b/msvc/pugixml_vs2015.vcxproj
index 0595ab9..80b5acc 100644
--- a/msvc/pugixml_vs2015.vcxproj
+++ b/msvc/pugixml_vs2015.vcxproj
@@ -97,11 +97,8 @@
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@@ -112,11 +109,8 @@
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@@ -125,11 +119,9 @@
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@@ -143,11 +135,9 @@
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@@ -169,4 +159,4 @@
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