diff --git a/plugins/perl/perl-512.vcxproj b/plugins/perl/perl-512.vcxproj
index 8c8cd8f2..c032bb32 100644
--- a/plugins/perl/perl-512.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/perl/perl-512.vcxproj
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>$(Perl512Lib).lib;dirent-win32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>$(Perl512Lib).lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>perl.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <DelayLoadDLLs>$(Perl512Lib).dll;%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
     </Link>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ move xchat.pm.h "$(IntDir)"</Command>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>$(Perl512Lib).lib;dirent-win32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>$(Perl512Lib).lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>perl.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <DelayLoadDLLs>$(Perl512Lib).dll;%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
     </Link>
diff --git a/plugins/perl/perl-514.vcxproj b/plugins/perl/perl-514.vcxproj
index e48df458..fdb5e6f1 100644
--- a/plugins/perl/perl-514.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/perl/perl-514.vcxproj
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>$(Perl514Lib).lib;dirent-win32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>$(Perl514Lib).lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>perl.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <DelayLoadDLLs>$(Perl514Lib).dll;%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
     </Link>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ move xchat.pm.h "$(IntDir)"</Command>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>$(Perl514Lib).lib;dirent-win32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>$(Perl514Lib).lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>perl.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <DelayLoadDLLs>$(Perl514Lib).dll;%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
     </Link>
diff --git a/plugins/perl/perl-516.vcxproj b/plugins/perl/perl-516.vcxproj
index fb62c96a..d7ba132f 100644
--- a/plugins/perl/perl-516.vcxproj
+++ b/plugins/perl/perl-516.vcxproj
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>$(Perl516Lib).lib;dirent-win32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>$(Perl516Lib).lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>perl.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <DelayLoadDLLs>$(Perl516Lib).dll;%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
     </Link>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ move xchat.pm.h "$(IntDir)"</Command>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>$(Perl516Lib).lib;dirent-win32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>$(Perl516Lib).lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>perl.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <DelayLoadDLLs>$(Perl516Lib).dll;%(DelayLoadDLLs)</DelayLoadDLLs>
     </Link>
diff --git a/plugins/perl/perl.c b/plugins/perl/perl.c
index 87127267..ac231867 100644
--- a/plugins/perl/perl.c
+++ b/plugins/perl/perl.c
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 #endif
 #ifdef WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
-#define  _INC_DIRENT /* disable inclusion of perl's dirent.h, we use an own version for win32 */
-#include "../../src/dirent/dirent-win32.h"
 #else
 #include <dirent.h>
 #endif