diff --git a/src/language_en.h b/src/language_en.h
index ab191e0..e1cd96b 100644
--- a/src/language_en.h
+++ b/src/language_en.h
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
  * Created by Jim Derry on 11/28/15.
  */
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma execution_character_set("utf-8")
-#endif
-
 #include "language.h"
 #include "access.h"
 #include "message.h"
diff --git a/src/language_en_gb.h b/src/language_en_gb.h
index a89f0fe..7b14d6f 100644
--- a/src/language_en_gb.h
+++ b/src/language_en_gb.h
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
  *   PO_REVISION_DATE=2016-03-24 10:59:55
  */
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma execution_character_set("utf-8")
-#endif
-
 #include "language.h"
 #include "access.h"
 #include "message.h"
diff --git a/src/language_es.h b/src/language_es.h
index db09f2a..1e474b5 100644
--- a/src/language_es.h
+++ b/src/language_es.h
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
  *   PO_REVISION_DATE=2016-03-24 10:59:55
  */
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma execution_character_set("utf-8")
-#endif
-
 #include "language.h"
 #include "access.h"
 #include "message.h"
diff --git a/src/language_es_mx.h b/src/language_es_mx.h
index 5574b3b..530c9f1 100644
--- a/src/language_es_mx.h
+++ b/src/language_es_mx.h
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
  *   PO_REVISION_DATE=2016-03-24 10:59:55
  */
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma execution_character_set("utf-8")
-#endif
-
 #include "language.h"
 #include "access.h"
 #include "message.h"
diff --git a/src/language_fr.h b/src/language_fr.h
index c87ae7b..91baa5e 100644
--- a/src/language_fr.h
+++ b/src/language_fr.h
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
  *   PO_REVISION_DATE=
  */
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma execution_character_set("utf-8")
-#endif
-
 #include "language.h"
 #include "access.h"
 #include "message.h"
diff --git a/src/language_zh_cn.h b/src/language_zh_cn.h
index 1c35fef..218203d 100644
--- a/src/language_zh_cn.h
+++ b/src/language_zh_cn.h
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
  *   PO_REVISION_DATE=2016-03-24 10:59:55
  */
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma execution_character_set("utf-8")
-#endif
-
 #include "language.h"
 #include "access.h"
 #include "message.h"
