diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 07785183250..9c9c387c021 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ Library
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
+- Stop providing crtassem.h symbols when compiling with Visual Studio 2010, as
+  msvcr100.dll is not a platform assembly anymore.
+
 - Issue #6877: Make it possible to link the readline extension to libedit
   on OSX.
 
diff --git a/PC/msvcrtmodule.c b/PC/msvcrtmodule.c
index cad22b19e0a..4fe4eb4c268 100755
--- a/PC/msvcrtmodule.c
+++ b/PC/msvcrtmodule.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <sys/locking.h>
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
-#if _MSC_VER >= 1500
+#if _MSC_VER >= 1500 && _MSC_VER < 1600
 #include <crtassem.h>
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/PCbuild/pyproject.vsprops b/PCbuild/pyproject.vsprops
index 0f3568adb05..fe90bd06036 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pyproject.vsprops
+++ b/PCbuild/pyproject.vsprops
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@
 		Name="externalsDir"
 		Value="..\.."
 	/>
+	<UserMacro
+		Name="bsddb47Dir"
+		Value="$(externalsDir)\db-4.7.25.0\build_windows"
+	/>
+	<UserMacro
+		Name="bsddb47DepLibs"
+		Value="ws2_32.lib"
+	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="bsddbDir"
 		Value="$(bsddb47Dir)"
@@ -64,14 +72,6 @@
 		Name="bsddb44DepLibs"
 		Value=""
 	/>
-	<UserMacro
-		Name="bsddb47Dir"
-		Value="$(externalsDir)\db-4.7.25.0\build_windows"
-	/>
-	<UserMacro
-		Name="bsddb47DepLibs"
-		Value="ws2_32.lib"
-	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="sqlite3Dir"
 		Value="$(externalsDir)\sqlite-3.5.9"