diff --git a/src/cc-compat.h b/src/cc-compat.h
index 4141dd83e..8997caa24 100644
--- a/src/cc-compat.h
+++ b/src/cc-compat.h
@@ -46,12 +46,4 @@
 # define PRIuZ "Iu"
 #endif
 
-/* Micosoft Visual C/C++ */
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-/* no direct support for C99 inline function specifier */
-# define inline __inline
-/* disable "deprecated function" warnings */
-# pragma warning ( disable : 4996 )
-#endif
-
 #endif /* INCLUDE_compat_h__ */
diff --git a/src/fileops.h b/src/fileops.h
index 749a91d74..02e4e5bb2 100644
--- a/src/fileops.h
+++ b/src/fileops.h
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 #include <time.h>
 
 #ifdef GIT_WIN32
-static inline int link(const char *old, const char *new)
+GIT_INLINE(int) link(const char *old, const char *new)
 {
 	errno = ENOSYS;
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static inline int git__mkdir(const char *path, int mode)
+GIT_INLINE(int) git__mkdir(const char *path, int mode)
 {
 	return mkdir(path);
 }