diff --git a/src/render/direct3d11/SDL_render_d3d11.c b/src/render/direct3d11/SDL_render_d3d11.c
index 01e099093..e093ce5f7 100644
--- a/src/render/direct3d11/SDL_render_d3d11.c
+++ b/src/render/direct3d11/SDL_render_d3d11.c
@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@
 
 #ifdef __WINRT__
 
-#define STRING2(x) #x  
-#define STRING(x) STRING2(x)  
-#pragma message("NTDDI_VERSION is " STRING(NTDDI_VERSION))
-#pragma message("NTDDI_WIN8 is " STRING(NTDDI_WIN8))
-#pragma message("_MSC_VER is " STRING(_MSC_VER))
-#pragma message("_MSC_FULL_VER is " STRING(_MSC_FULL_VER))
-
 #if NTDDI_VERSION > NTDDI_WIN8
 #include <DXGI1_3.h>
 #endif