diff --git a/config/config.h.cmake b/config/config.h.cmake
index 3406d2c2..d90b1df5 100644
--- a/config/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config/config.h.cmake
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
 // Define if have the <memory.h> header file.
 #cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_MEMORY_H
 
-// Define if you have the memset function.
-#cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_MEMSET
-
 // Define if stdbool.h conforms to C99.
 #cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_STDBOOL_H
 
diff --git a/config/generateConfigFile.cmake b/config/generateConfigFile.cmake
index 5ffb8f88..575a8100 100644
--- a/config/generateConfigFile.cmake
+++ b/config/generateConfigFile.cmake
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ set(EXV_UNICODE_PATH     ${EXIV2_ENABLE_WIN_UNICODE})
 
 # TODO: Try to use the cmake function check_symbol_exists which is more robust
 check_function_exists( gmtime_r EXV_HAVE_GMTIME_R )
-check_function_exists( memset   EXV_HAVE_MEMSET )
 check_function_exists( mmap     EXV_HAVE_MMAP )
 check_function_exists( munmap   EXV_HAVE_MUNMAP )
 check_function_exists( strerror     EXV_HAVE_STRERROR )
diff --git a/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h b/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h
index 8bd711cd..0536f31e 100644
--- a/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h
+++ b/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <memory.h> header file. */
 /* #undef EXV_HAVE_MEMORY_H */
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `memset' function. */
-#define EXV_HAVE_MEMSET 1
-
 /* Define to 1 if your system has a GNU libc compatible `realloc' function,
    and to 0 otherwise. */
 #define EXV_HAVE_REALLOC 1
diff --git a/src/version.cpp b/src/version.cpp
index bb8144ce..8355e671 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp
+++ b/src/version.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ void Exiv2::dumpLibraryInfo(std::ostream& os,const exv_grep_keys_t& keys)
     int have_lensdata    =0;
     int have_iconv       =0;
     int have_memory      =0;
-    int have_memset      =0;
     int have_lstat       =0;
     int have_stdbool     =0;
     int have_stdint      =0;
@@ -312,10 +311,6 @@ void Exiv2::dumpLibraryInfo(std::ostream& os,const exv_grep_keys_t& keys)
     have_memory=1;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef EXV_HAVE_MEMSET
-    have_memset=1;
-#endif
-
 #ifdef EXV_HAVE_LSTAT
     have_lstat=1;
 #endif
@@ -505,7 +500,6 @@ void Exiv2::dumpLibraryInfo(std::ostream& os,const exv_grep_keys_t& keys)
     output(os,keys,"have_lensdata"     ,have_lensdata    );
     output(os,keys,"have_iconv"        ,have_iconv       );
     output(os,keys,"have_memory"       ,have_memory      );
-    output(os,keys,"have_memset"       ,have_memset      );
     output(os,keys,"have_lstat"        ,have_lstat       );
     output(os,keys,"have_stdbool"      ,have_stdbool     );
     output(os,keys,"have_stdint"       ,have_stdint      );