diff --git a/tools/wafadmin/Tools/compiler_cc.py b/tools/wafadmin/Tools/compiler_cc.py
index 57b3b126c8d..f3cb8cdbb75 100644
--- a/tools/wafadmin/Tools/compiler_cc.py
+++ b/tools/wafadmin/Tools/compiler_cc.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Utils, Configure, Options
 from Logs import debug
 
 c_compiler = {
-	'win32':  ['msvc', 'gcc'],
+	'win32':  ['gcc'],
 	'cygwin': ['gcc'],
 	'darwin': ['gcc'],
 	'aix':    ['xlc', 'gcc'],
diff --git a/tools/wafadmin/Tools/compiler_cxx.py b/tools/wafadmin/Tools/compiler_cxx.py
index e321594f1bb..6cad1915ef4 100644
--- a/tools/wafadmin/Tools/compiler_cxx.py
+++ b/tools/wafadmin/Tools/compiler_cxx.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Utils, Configure, Options
 from Logs import debug
 
 cxx_compiler = {
-'win32':  ['msvc', 'g++'],
+'win32':  ['g++'],
 'cygwin': ['g++'],
 'darwin': ['g++'],
 'aix':    ['xlc++', 'g++'],