diff --git a/mswin32/winfix.cc b/mswin32/winfix.cc
index dea786206..a91bc1f2c 100644
--- a/mswin32/winfix.cc
+++ b/mswin32/winfix.cc
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ void win_init()
 	//   variables
 	DWORD cb = 0;
 	DWORD nRes;
-	OSVERSIONINFOEX ver;
 	PMIB_IPADDRTABLE pIp = 0;
 	int i;
 	int numipsleft;
@@ -229,18 +228,6 @@ void win_init()
 
 	init_dll_path();
 
-	ver.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFOEX);
-	if(!GetVersionEx((LPOSVERSIONINFO)&ver))
-	{
-		ver.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFO);
-		if(!GetVersionEx((LPOSVERSIONINFO)&ver))
-			fatal("GetVersionEx failed\n");
-
-		ver.wServicePackMajor = 0;
-		ver.wServicePackMinor = 0;
-	}
-
-
 	//   Try to initialize winpcap
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 	__try
diff --git a/nping/winfix.cc b/nping/winfix.cc
index 8cd9e4904..0a2d85b73 100644
--- a/nping/winfix.cc
+++ b/nping/winfix.cc
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ void win_init()
 	//   variables
 	DWORD cb = 0;
 	DWORD nRes;
-	OSVERSIONINFOEX ver;
 	PMIB_IPADDRTABLE pIp = 0;
 	int i;
 	int numipsleft;
@@ -227,18 +226,6 @@ void win_init()
 
 	init_dll_path();
 
-	ver.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFOEX);
-	if(!GetVersionEx((LPOSVERSIONINFO)&ver))
-	{
-		ver.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(OSVERSIONINFO);
-		if(!GetVersionEx((LPOSVERSIONINFO)&ver))
-			fatal("GetVersionEx failed\n");
-
-		ver.wServicePackMajor = 0;
-		ver.wServicePackMinor = 0;
-	}
-
-
 	//   Try to initialize winpcap
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 	__try