diff --git a/config/CMakeChecks.txt b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
index 2ac6b590..22524af7 100644
--- a/config/CMakeChecks.txt
+++ b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ check_include_file( "inttypes.h" have_inttypes_h )
 check_include_file( "wchar.h" HAVE_WCHAR_H )
 check_include_file( "regex.h" HAVE_REGEX )
 
-check_function_exists( vprintf HAVE_VPRINTF )
-
 # time.h and sys/time.h can be included in the same file
 CHECK_C_SOURCE_COMPILES( "#include <time.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
@@ -87,8 +85,7 @@ IF( NOT MSVC )
     SET( HAVE_PID_T TRUE )
 ENDIF( NOT MSVC )
 
-SET( EXV_SYMBOLS HAVE_VPRINTF
-                 HAVE_WCHAR_H
+SET( EXV_SYMBOLS HAVE_WCHAR_H
                  HAVE_XMP_TOOLKIT
                  HAVE_REGEX
                  UNICODE_PATH
diff --git a/config/config.h.cmake b/config/config.h.cmake
index 2ec4e32c..1f71f327 100644
--- a/config/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config/config.h.cmake
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <unistd.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_UNISTD_H 1
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `vprintf' function. */
-#cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_VPRINTF 1
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <wchar.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_WCHAR_H 1
 
diff --git a/config/config.h.in b/config/config.h.in
index 2fecef23..c25cc12c 100644
--- a/config/config.h.in
+++ b/config/config.h.in
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <unistd.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `vprintf' function. */
-#undef HAVE_VPRINTF
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <wchar.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_WCHAR_H
 
diff --git a/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h b/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h
index b985ffb6..89728b71 100644
--- a/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h
+++ b/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <unistd.h> header file. */
 /* #undef EXV_HAVE_UNISTD_H */
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `vprintf' function. */
-#define EXV_HAVE_VPRINTF 1
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <wchar.h> header file. */
 /* #undef EXV_HAVE_WCHAR_H */