diff --git a/base/applications/msconfig_new/precomp.h b/base/applications/msconfig_new/precomp.h
index afa23d0a941..5fe9ad206c7 100644
--- a/base/applications/msconfig_new/precomp.h
+++ b/base/applications/msconfig_new/precomp.h
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _MSCONFIG_PCH_
 #define _MSCONFIG_PCH_
 
-// NOTE: It is completely idiotic to need those defines defined
-// for having the *_s string functions. In the MS CRT they are
-// directly available without further tricks.
-#define MINGW_HAS_SECURE_API    1
-
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
diff --git a/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/createspec/createspec.c b/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/createspec/createspec.c
index 0c0600d387d..9f5de70a4a7 100644
--- a/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/createspec/createspec.c
+++ b/modules/rosapps/applications/devutils/createspec/createspec.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     - Resolve forwarders
 
 */
-#define MINGW_HAS_SECURE_API
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <windows.h>