diff --git a/build/win32/vs10/clutter.vcxprojin b/build/win32/vs10/clutter.vcxprojin
index 1d50d4ff8..733251c9b 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs10/clutter.vcxprojin
+++ b/build/win32/vs10/clutter.vcxprojin
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\clutter;..\..\..\clutter\win32;..\..\..\clutter\deprecated;..\..\..\clutter\cally;$(GlibEtcInstallRoot)\include\gtk-3.0;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(DebugLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines);CLUTTER_WINDOWING_GDK%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(DebugLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\clutter;..\..\..\clutter\win32;..\..\..\clutter\deprecated;..\..\..\clutter\cally;$(GlibEtcInstallRoot)\include\gtk-3.0;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(DebugLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines);CLUTTER_WINDOWING_GDK;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(DebugLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebugDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\clutter;..\..\..\clutter\win32;..\..\..\clutter\deprecated;..\..\..\clutter\cally;$(GlibEtcInstallRoot)\include\gtk-3.0;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(ReleaseLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines);CLUTTER_WINDOWING_GDK;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(ReleaseLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
     </PreBuildEvent>
     <ClCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\clutter;..\..\..\clutter\win32;..\..\..\clutter\deprecated;..\..\..\clutter\cally;$(GlibEtcInstallRoot)\include\gtk-3.0;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(ReleaseLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines);CLUTTER_WINDOWING_GDK;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>$(ReleaseLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
       <PrecompiledHeader>
       </PrecompiledHeader>
diff --git a/build/win32/vs9/clutter.vcprojin b/build/win32/vs9/clutter.vcprojin
index c1dad8959..9fe92e536 100644
--- a/build/win32/vs9/clutter.vcprojin
+++ b/build/win32/vs9/clutter.vcprojin
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\clutter;..\..\..\clutter\win32;..\..\..\clutter\deprecated;..\..\..\clutter\cally;$(GlibEtcInstallRoot)\include\gtk-3.0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(DebugLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines);CLUTTER_WINDOWING_GDK"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(DebugLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines)"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\clutter;..\..\..\clutter\win32;..\..\..\clutter\deprecated;..\..\..\clutter\cally;$(GlibEtcInstallRoot)\include\gtk-3.0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(DebugLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines);CLUTTER_WINDOWING_GDK"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(DebugLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines)"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 				Optimization="2"
 				EnableIntrinsicFunctions="true"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\clutter;..\..\..\clutter\win32;..\..\..\clutter\deprecated;..\..\..\clutter\cally;$(GlibEtcInstallRoot)\include\gtk-3.0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(ReleaseLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines);CLUTTER_WINDOWING_GDK"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(ReleaseLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines)"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\clutter;..\..\..\clutter\win32;..\..\..\clutter\deprecated;..\..\..\clutter\cally;$(GlibEtcInstallRoot)\include\gtk-3.0"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(ReleaseLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines);CLUTTER_WINDOWING_GDK"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="$(ReleaseLibBuildDefines);$(ClutterBuildDefines)"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
 				WarningLevel="3"