diff --git a/backend_qt4/backend_vc8.pro b/backend_qt4/backend_vc8.pro
deleted file mode 100644
index ffe1a5a5..00000000
--- a/backend_qt4/backend_vc8.pro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-win32 {
-	TEMPLATE = vclib
-	CONFIG += staticlib debug-and-release
-}
-
-TARGET = QtZint2
-VERSION = 2.3.2
-
-QMAKE_CFLAGS += /TP /wd4018 /wd4244 /wd4305
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += /TP /wd4018 /wd4244 /wd4305
-
-INCLUDEPATH += ../backend d:\opt1\include
-
-DEFINES +=  _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS ZINT_VERSION=\\\"$$VERSION\\\"
-
-!contains(DEFINES, NO_PNG) {
-    SOURCES += ../backend/png.c
-}
-
-HEADERS +=  ../backend/aztec.h \
-            ../backend/code1.h \
-            ../backend/code49.h \
-            ../backend/common.h \
-            ../backend/composite.h \
-            ../backend/dmatrix.h \
-            ../backend/font.h \
-            ../backend/gb2312.h \
-            ../backend/gridmtx.h \
-            ../backend/gs1.h \
-            ../backend/large.h \
-            ../backend/maxicode.h \
-            ../backend/maxipng.h \
-            ../backend/ms_stdint.h \
-            ../backend/pdf417.h \
-            ../backend/qr.h \
-            ../backend/reedsol.h \
-            ../backend/rss.h \
-            ../backend/sjis.h \
-            ../backend/zint.h \
-            qzint.h
-
-SOURCES += ../backend/2of5.c \
-           ../backend/auspost.c \
-           ../backend/aztec.c \
-           ../backend/code.c \
-           ../backend/code1.c \
-           ../backend/code128.c \
-           ../backend/code16k.c \
-           ../backend/code49.c \
-           ../backend/common.c \
-           ../backend/composite.c \
-           ../backend/dmatrix.c \
-           ../backend/gridmtx.c \
-           ../backend/gs1.c \
-           ../backend/imail.c \
-           ../backend/large.c \
-           ../backend/library.c \
-           ../backend/maxicode.c \
-           ../backend/medical.c \
-           ../backend/pdf417.c \
-           ../backend/plessey.c \
-           ../backend/postal.c \
-           ../backend/ps.c \
-           ../backend/qr.c \
-           ../backend/reedsol.c \
-           ../backend/render.c \
-           ../backend/rss.c \
-           ../backend/svg.c \
-           ../backend/telepen.c \
-           ../backend/upcean.c \
-           qzint.cpp
-