diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eb2661d9..6e536665 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -147,11 +147,6 @@ SET( XMPSRC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/xmpsdk/src/ExpatAdapter.cpp
             ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/xmpsdk/src/XMPUtils.cpp
 )
 
-# the following lines need to be added to circumvent the error in xmpsdk\src\MD5.h
-IF( ${EXV_HAVE_STDINT_H} )
-    ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DEXV_HAVE_STDINT_H )
-ENDIF( ${EXV_HAVE_STDINT_H} )
-
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( xmpsdk )
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( src )
 
diff --git a/include/exiv2/config.h b/include/exiv2/config.h
index b73f8d8d..854843a7 100644
--- a/include/exiv2/config.h
+++ b/include/exiv2/config.h
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@
 
 #if _MSC_VER >= _MSC_VER_2010
 # define EXV_HAVE_STDINT_H 1
-#else
-# ifdef  EXV_HAVE_STDINT_H
-#  undef EXV_HAVE_STDINT_H
-# endif
 #endif
 
 #if _MSC_VER_ == _MSC_VER_2012