diff --git a/windows/msvc/debug.props b/windows/msvc/debug.props
index c0a22be854..fa1ca4fcbc 100644
--- a/windows/msvc/debug.props
+++ b/windows/msvc/debug.props
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup>
-    <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-    </ClCompile>
-  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup />
   <ItemGroup />
-</Project>
+</Project>
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