diff --git a/PC/VC6/pythoncore.dsp b/PC/VC6/pythoncore.dsp
index 2ee18d4..89ab515 100644
--- a/PC/VC6/pythoncore.dsp
+++ b/PC/VC6/pythoncore.dsp
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\Modules\_stringio.c
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\..\Modules\_functoolsmodule.c
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/PC/VS7.1/pythoncore.vcproj b/PC/VS7.1/pythoncore.vcproj
index 6e821a3..f02c2a2 100644
--- a/PC/VS7.1/pythoncore.vcproj
+++ b/PC/VS7.1/pythoncore.vcproj
@@ -374,9 +374,6 @@
 			RelativePath="..\..\Modules\_bytesio.c">
 		</File>
 		<File
-			RelativePath="..\..\Modules\_stringio.c">
-		</File>
-		<File
 			RelativePath="..\..\Modules\_functoolsmodule.c">
 		</File>
 		<File
diff --git a/PC/VS8.0/pythoncore.vcproj b/PC/VS8.0/pythoncore.vcproj
index 213d13a..af004f4 100644
--- a/PC/VS8.0/pythoncore.vcproj
+++ b/PC/VS8.0/pythoncore.vcproj
@@ -991,10 +991,6 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
-				RelativePath="..\..\Modules\_stringio.c"
-				>
-			</File>
-			<File
 				RelativePath="..\..\Modules\_functoolsmodule.c"
 				>
 			</File>
diff --git a/PC/config.c b/PC/config.c
index eca2072..a7f2ede 100644
--- a/PC/config.c
+++ b/PC/config.c
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
 extern PyObject* PyInit__ast(void);
 extern PyObject* PyInit__fileio(void);
 extern PyObject* PyInit__bytesio(void);
-extern PyObject* PyInit__stringio(void);
-extern PyObject* PyInit__pickle(void);
 extern PyObject* PyInit_atexit(void);
 extern PyObject* _PyWarnings_Init(void);