diff --git a/build/win32/build-debug.bat b/build/win32/build-debug.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index dd972093d..000000000
--- a/build/win32/build-debug.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-call "%VS140COMNTOOLS%vsvars32.bat"
-cd VC2015_32
-msbuild /m /p:Platform=Win32 /p:Configuration=RelWithDebInfo ALL_BUILD.vcxproj
-cd ..
diff --git a/build/win32/build-release.bat b/build/win32/build-release.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 71f14eaf0..000000000
--- a/build/win32/build-release.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-call "%VS140COMNTOOLS%vsvars32.bat"
-cd VC2015_32
-msbuild /m /p:Platform=Win32 /p:Configuration=Release ALL_BUILD.vcxproj
-cd ..
-pause
diff --git a/build/win32/generate-MSVC-all.bat b/build/win32/generate-MSVC-all.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c113c7b6..000000000
--- a/build/win32/generate-MSVC-all.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-IF EXIST DF_PATH.txt SET /P _DF_PATH=<DF_PATH.txt
-IF NOT EXIST DF_PATH.txt SET _DF_PATH=%CD%\DF
-mkdir VC2015_32
-cd VC2015_32
-echo generating a build folder
-cmake ..\..\.. -G"Visual Studio 14" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="%_DF_PATH%" -DBUILD_DEVEL=1 -DBUILD_DEV_PLUGINS=1 -DBUILD_STONESENSE=1
diff --git a/build/win32/generate-MSVC-gui.bat b/build/win32/generate-MSVC-gui.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 514f894e7..000000000
--- a/build/win32/generate-MSVC-gui.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-IF EXIST DF_PATH.txt SET /P _DF_PATH=<DF_PATH.txt
-IF NOT EXIST DF_PATH.txt SET _DF_PATH=%CD%\DF
-mkdir VC2015_32
-cd VC2015_32
-echo Pre-generating a build folder
-cmake ..\..\.. -G"Visual Studio 14" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="%_DF_PATH%"
-cmake-gui .
diff --git a/build/win32/generate-MSVC-minimal.bat b/build/win32/generate-MSVC-minimal.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index a03e5936c..000000000
--- a/build/win32/generate-MSVC-minimal.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-IF EXIST DF_PATH.txt SET /P _DF_PATH=<DF_PATH.txt
-IF NOT EXIST DF_PATH.txt SET _DF_PATH=%CD%\DF
-mkdir VC2015_32
-cd VC2015_32
-echo generating a build folder
-cmake ..\..\.. -G"Visual Studio 14" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="%_DF_PATH%" -DBUILD_DEVEL=0 -DBUILD_DEV_PLUGINS=0 -DBUILD_STONESENSE=0
diff --git a/build/win32/generate-MSVC-release.bat b/build/win32/generate-MSVC-release.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f548427e..000000000
--- a/build/win32/generate-MSVC-release.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-IF EXIST DF_PATH.txt SET /P _DF_PATH=<DF_PATH.txt
-IF NOT EXIST DF_PATH.txt SET _DF_PATH=%CD%\DF
-mkdir VC2015_32
-cd VC2015_32
-echo generating a build folder
-cmake ..\..\.. -G"Visual Studio 14" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="%_DF_PATH%" -DBUILD_DEVEL=0 -DBUILD_DEV_PLUGINS=0 -DBUILD_DOCS=1 -DBUILD_STONESENSE=1
diff --git a/build/win32/install-debug.bat b/build/win32/install-debug.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index f9dc48b85..000000000
--- a/build/win32/install-debug.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-call "%VS140COMNTOOLS%vsvars32.bat"
-cd VC2015_32
-msbuild /m /p:Platform=Win32 /p:Configuration=RelWithDebInfo INSTALL.vcxproj
-cd ..
diff --git a/build/win32/install-release.bat b/build/win32/install-release.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index a5c571617..000000000
--- a/build/win32/install-release.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-call "%VS140COMNTOOLS%vsvars32.bat"
-cd VC2015_32
-msbuild /m /p:Platform=Win32 /p:Configuration=Release INSTALL.vcxproj
-cd ..
diff --git a/build/win32/package-debug.bat b/build/win32/package-debug.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index c4d380b7a..000000000
--- a/build/win32/package-debug.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-call "%VS140COMNTOOLS%vsvars32.bat"
-cd VC2015_32
-msbuild /m /p:Platform=Win32 /p:Configuration=RelWithDebInfo PACKAGE.vcxproj
-cd ..
-exit %ERRORLEVEL%
diff --git a/build/win32/package-release.bat b/build/win32/package-release.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index ea773d48c..000000000
--- a/build/win32/package-release.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-call "%VS140COMNTOOLS%vsvars32.bat"
-cd VC2015_32
-msbuild /m /p:Platform=Win32 /p:Configuration=Release PACKAGE.vcxproj
-cd ..
diff --git a/build/win32/set_df_path.vbs b/build/win32/set_df_path.vbs
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index 219d150da..000000000
--- a/build/win32/set_df_path.vbs
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@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-Option Explicit
-
-Const BIF_returnonlyfsdirs   = &H0001
-
-Dim wsh, objDlg, objF, fso, spoFile
-Set objDlg = WScript.CreateObject("Shell.Application")
-Set objF = objDlg.BrowseForFolder (&H0,"Select your DF folder", BIF_returnonlyfsdirs)
-
-Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
-If fso.FileExists("DF_PATH.txt") Then
-    fso.DeleteFile "DF_PATH.txt", True
-End If
-
-If IsValue(objF) Then
-    If InStr(1, TypeName(objF), "Folder") > 0 Then
-        Set spoFile = fso.CreateTextFile("DF_PATH.txt", True)
-        spoFile.WriteLine(objF.Self.Path)
-    End If
-End If
-
-Function IsValue(obj)
-    ' Check whether the value has been returned.
-    Dim tmp
-    On Error Resume Next
-    tmp = " " & obj
-    If Err <> 0 Then
-        IsValue = False
-    Else
-        IsValue = True
-    End If
-    On Error GoTo 0
-End Function