diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 66ef3a74..d468919a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -189,11 +189,6 @@ endif()
 # -------------------------------------
 # Find libhidapi
 
-find_library(HAVE_LIBHID NAMES hid)
-if(HAVE_LIBHID)
-    set(LIB_LIBHID ${HAVE_LIBHID})
-endif()
-
 find_library(HAVE_LIBHIDAPI NAMES ${PREFERRED_LIBHIDAPI})
 if(HAVE_LIBHIDAPI)
     set(LIB_LIBHIDAPI ${HAVE_LIBHIDAPI})
@@ -307,7 +302,6 @@ if (DEBUG_CMAKE)
     message(STATUS "HAVE_LIBUSB: ${HAVE_LIBUSB}")
     message(STATUS "HAVE_LIBUSB_1_0: ${HAVE_LIBUSB_1_0}")
     message(STATUS "HAVE_LIBUSB_WIN32: ${HAVE_LIBUSB_WIN32}")
-    message(STATUS "HAVE_LIBHID: ${HAVE_LIBHID}")
     message(STATUS "HAVE_LIBHIDAPI: ${HAVE_LIBHIDAPI}")
     message(STATUS "HAVE_LIBFTDI: ${HAVE_LIBFTDI}")
     message(STATUS "HAVE_LIBFTDI1: ${HAVE_LIBFTDI1}")
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index bb281b70..3a87ffa9 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ add_compile_definitions(CONFIG_DIR=\"${CONFIG_DIR}\")
 
 if(WIN32)
     set(EXTRA_WINDOWS_RESOURCES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/windows.rc")
-    set(EXTRA_WINDOWS_LIBRARIES setupapi ws2_32)
+    set(EXTRA_WINDOWS_LIBRARIES setupapi hid ws2_32)
 endif()
 
 if(MSVC)
diff --git a/src/cmake_config.h.in b/src/cmake_config.h.in
index 4b051b04..7f665ba5 100644
--- a/src/cmake_config.h.in
+++ b/src/cmake_config.h.in
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <libusb-1.0/libusb.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_LIBUSB_1_0_LIBUSB_H 1
 
-/* Define if HID support is enabled via the Win32 DDK */
-#cmakedefine HAVE_LIBHID 1
-
 /* Define if HID support is enabled via libhidapi */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_LIBHIDAPI 1
 
diff --git a/src/msvc/msvc_compat.h b/src/msvc/msvc_compat.h
index 2c072b3b..9ccddaaf 100644
--- a/src/msvc/msvc_compat.h
+++ b/src/msvc/msvc_compat.h
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@
 #include <io.h>
 #include <malloc.h> 
 
-#pragma comment(lib, "advapi32.lib")
-#pragma comment(lib, "hid.lib")
-#pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")
-#pragma comment(lib, "setupapi.lib")
-
 #define strerror_r(errno,buf,len) strerror_s(buf,len,errno)
 
 #define R_OK 4
diff --git a/src/pickit2.c b/src/pickit2.c
index 7014b069..fd4851dc 100644
--- a/src/pickit2.c
+++ b/src/pickit2.c
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
 #include "avrdude.h"
 #include "libavrdude.h"
 
-#if defined(HAVE_LIBUSB) || (defined(WIN32) && defined(HAVE_LIBHID))
+#if defined(HAVE_LIBUSB) || defined(WIN32)
 
-#if (defined(WIN32) && defined(HAVE_LIBHID))
+#ifdef WIN32
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <hidsdi.h>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 #define SPI_MAX_CHUNK (64 - 10)    // max packet size less the command overhead
 
-#if (defined(WIN32) && defined(HAVE_LIBHID))
+#ifdef WIN32
 static HANDLE open_hid(unsigned short vid, unsigned short pid);
 static const char *usb_strerror()
 {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static int pickit2_read_report(const PROGRAMMER *pgm, unsigned char report[65]);
  */
 struct pdata
 {
-#if (defined(WIN32) && defined(HAVE_LIBHID))
+#ifdef WIN32
     HANDLE usb_handle, write_event, read_event;
 #else
     struct usb_dev_handle *usb_handle;     // LIBUSB STUFF
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void pickit2_teardown(PROGRAMMER * pgm)
 }
 
 static int pickit2_open(PROGRAMMER *pgm, const char *port) {
-#if (defined(WIN32) && defined(HAVE_LIBHID))
+#ifdef WIN32
     PDATA(pgm)->usb_handle = open_hid(PICKIT2_VID, PICKIT2_PID);
 
     if (PDATA(pgm)->usb_handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static int pickit2_open(PROGRAMMER *pgm, const char *port) {
 
 static void pickit2_close(PROGRAMMER * pgm)
 {
-#if (defined(WIN32) && defined(HAVE_LIBHID))
+#ifdef WIN32
     CloseHandle(PDATA(pgm)->usb_handle);
     CloseHandle(PDATA(pgm)->read_event);
     CloseHandle(PDATA(pgm)->write_event);
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ static int pickit2_spi(const PROGRAMMER *pgm, const unsigned char *cmd,
     return n_bytes;
 }
 
-#if (defined(WIN32) && defined(HAVE_LIBHID))
+#ifdef WIN32
 /*
     Func: open_hid()
     Desc: finds & opens device having specified VID & PID.
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ void pickit2_initpgm(PROGRAMMER *pgm) {
     strncpy(pgm->type, "pickit2", sizeof(pgm->type));
 }
 
-#endif /* defined(HAVE_LIBUSB) || (defined(WIN32) && defined(HAVE_LIBHID)) */
+#endif /* defined(HAVE_LIBUSB) || defined(WIN32) */
 
 const char pickit2_desc[] = "Microchip's PICkit2 Programmer";