diff --git a/PC/VC6/pythoncore.dsp b/PC/VC6/pythoncore.dsp
index dc4acd4a0e1..84737e84b28 100644
--- a/PC/VC6/pythoncore.dsp
+++ b/PC/VC6/pythoncore.dsp
@@ -555,10 +555,6 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Parser\parsetok.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\pcremodule.c
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\..\Modules\posixmodule.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -567,10 +563,6 @@ SOURCE=..\..\Python\pyfpe.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\pypcre.c
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\..\Python\pystate.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/PC/config.c b/PC/config.c
index 1b8ddf1f706..152199f0ced 100644
--- a/PC/config.c
+++ b/PC/config.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ extern void inittime(void);
 extern void initthread(void);
 extern void initcStringIO(void);
 extern void initcPickle(void);
-extern void initpcre(void);
 #ifdef WIN32
 extern void initmsvcrt(void);
 extern void init_locale(void);
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ struct _inittab _PyImport_Inittab[] = {
 #endif
         {"cStringIO", initcStringIO},
         {"cPickle", initcPickle},
-        {"pcre", initpcre},
 #ifdef WIN32
         {"msvcrt", initmsvcrt},
         {"_locale", init_locale},
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcproj
index 5d5dbb9e477..b15b9001ca8 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcproj
@@ -1776,25 +1776,6 @@
 					PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;USE_DL_EXPORT;WIN32;_WINDOWS;$(NoInherit)"/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 		</File>
-		<File
-			RelativePath="..\Modules\pcremodule.c">
-			<FileConfiguration
-				Name="Release|Win32">
-				<Tool
-					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-					Optimization="2"
-					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_WINDOWS;USE_DL_EXPORT;$(NoInherit)"/>
-			</FileConfiguration>
-			<FileConfiguration
-				Name="Debug|Win32">
-				<Tool
-					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-					Optimization="0"
-					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;USE_DL_EXPORT;WIN32;_WINDOWS;$(NoInherit)"/>
-			</FileConfiguration>
-		</File>
 		<File
 			RelativePath="..\Modules\posixmodule.c">
 			<FileConfiguration
@@ -1833,25 +1814,6 @@
 					PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;USE_DL_EXPORT;WIN32;_WINDOWS;$(NoInherit)"/>
 			</FileConfiguration>
 		</File>
-		<File
-			RelativePath="..\Modules\pypcre.c">
-			<FileConfiguration
-				Name="Release|Win32">
-				<Tool
-					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-					Optimization="2"
-					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG;WIN32;_WINDOWS;USE_DL_EXPORT;$(NoInherit)"/>
-			</FileConfiguration>
-			<FileConfiguration
-				Name="Debug|Win32">
-				<Tool
-					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
-					Optimization="0"
-					AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
-					PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG;USE_DL_EXPORT;WIN32;_WINDOWS;$(NoInherit)"/>
-			</FileConfiguration>
-		</File>
 		<File
 			RelativePath="..\Python\pystate.c">
 			<FileConfiguration