diff --git a/boilerplate/cairo-boilerplate-win32-printing.c b/boilerplate/cairo-boilerplate-win32-printing.c
index e8fcdcef5..a3802d2e9 100644
--- a/boilerplate/cairo-boilerplate-win32-printing.c
+++ b/boilerplate/cairo-boilerplate-win32-printing.c
@@ -36,22 +36,6 @@
 
 #include <windows.h>
 
-#if !defined(POSTSCRIPT_IDENTIFY)
-# define POSTSCRIPT_IDENTIFY 0x1015
-#endif
-
-#if !defined(PSIDENT_GDICENTRIC)
-# define PSIDENT_GDICENTRIC 0x0000
-#endif
-
-#if !defined(GET_PS_FEATURESETTING)
-# define GET_PS_FEATURESETTING 0x1019
-#endif
-
-#if !defined(FEATURESETTING_PSLEVEL)
-# define FEATURESETTING_PSLEVEL 0x0002
-#endif
-
 static cairo_status_t
 _cairo_win32_print_gdi_error (const char *context)
 {
diff --git a/src/win32/cairo-win32-device.c b/src/win32/cairo-win32-device.c
index 575239352..c55b0789e 100644
--- a/src/win32/cairo-win32-device.c
+++ b/src/win32/cairo-win32-device.c
@@ -76,20 +76,6 @@ static const cairo_device_backend_t _cairo_win32_device_backend = {
     _cairo_win32_device_destroy,
 };
 
-#if 0
-D2D1_RENDER_TARGET_PROPERTIES props = D2D1::RenderTargetProperties(D2D1_RENDER_TARGET_TYPE_DEFAULT,
-								   D2D1::PixelFormat(
-										     DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM,
-										     D2D1_ALPHA_MODE_IGNORE),
-								   0,
-								   0,
-								   D2D1_RENDER_TARGET_USAGE_NONE,
-								   D2D1_FEATURE_LEVEL_DEFAULT
-								  );
-
-hr = m_pD2DFactory->CreateDCRenderTarget(&props, &device->d2d);
-#endif
-
 cairo_device_t *
 _cairo_win32_device_get (void)
 {
diff --git a/src/win32/cairo-win32-display-surface.c b/src/win32/cairo-win32-display-surface.c
index 2800052bc..4f4e8f847 100644
--- a/src/win32/cairo-win32-display-surface.c
+++ b/src/win32/cairo-win32-display-surface.c
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@
 #include <wchar.h>
 #include <windows.h>
 
-#if defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(ETO_PDY)
-# define ETO_PDY 0x2000
-#endif
-
 #define PELS_72DPI  ((LONG)(72. / 0.0254))
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/win32/cairo-win32-font.c b/src/win32/cairo-win32-font.c
index 3ad4f7ff4..265f93294 100644
--- a/src/win32/cairo-win32-font.c
+++ b/src/win32/cairo-win32-font.c
@@ -45,19 +45,6 @@
 
 #include <wchar.h>
 
-#ifndef SPI_GETFONTSMOOTHINGTYPE
-#define SPI_GETFONTSMOOTHINGTYPE 0x200a
-#endif
-#ifndef FE_FONTSMOOTHINGCLEARTYPE
-#define FE_FONTSMOOTHINGCLEARTYPE 2
-#endif
-#ifndef CLEARTYPE_QUALITY
-#define CLEARTYPE_QUALITY 5
-#endif
-#ifndef TT_PRIM_CSPLINE
-#define TT_PRIM_CSPLINE 3
-#endif
-
 #define CMAP_TAG 0x70616d63
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/win32/cairo-win32-gdi-compositor.c b/src/win32/cairo-win32-gdi-compositor.c
index 08e5abfb3..268ca0100 100644
--- a/src/win32/cairo-win32-gdi-compositor.c
+++ b/src/win32/cairo-win32-gdi-compositor.c
@@ -55,23 +55,6 @@
 #include "cairo-surface-inline.h"
 #include "cairo-surface-offset-private.h"
 
-#if !defined(AC_SRC_OVER)
-#define AC_SRC_OVER                 0x00
-#pragma pack(1)
-typedef struct {
-    BYTE   BlendOp;
-    BYTE   BlendFlags;
-    BYTE   SourceConstantAlpha;
-    BYTE   AlphaFormat;
-}BLENDFUNCTION;
-#pragma pack()
-#endif
-
-/* for compatibility with VC++ 6 */
-#ifndef AC_SRC_ALPHA
-#define AC_SRC_ALPHA                0x01
-#endif
-
 #define PELS_72DPI  ((LONG)(72. / 0.0254))
 
 /* the low-level interface */
diff --git a/src/win32/cairo-win32-private.h b/src/win32/cairo-win32-private.h
index 594e2b085..4e180a81e 100644
--- a/src/win32/cairo-win32-private.h
+++ b/src/win32/cairo-win32-private.h
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@
 #include "cairo-surface-clipper-private.h"
 #include "cairo-surface-private.h"
 
-#ifndef SHADEBLENDCAPS
-#define SHADEBLENDCAPS 120
-#endif
-#ifndef SB_NONE
-#define SB_NONE 0
-#endif
-
 #define WIN32_FONT_LOGICAL_SCALE 32
 
 CAIRO_BEGIN_DECLS
diff --git a/src/win32/cairo-win32-surface.c b/src/win32/cairo-win32-surface.c
index ca5c9d823..6e82638ff 100644
--- a/src/win32/cairo-win32-surface.c
+++ b/src/win32/cairo-win32-surface.c
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@
 #include <wchar.h>
 #include <windows.h>
 
-#if defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(ETO_PDY)
-# define ETO_PDY 0x2000
-#endif
-
 /**
  * SECTION:cairo-win32
  * @Title: Win32 Surfaces