diff --git a/PCbuild/xxlimited.vcxproj b/PCbuild/xxlimited.vcxproj
index 26bc20d6ec5..f9770d9ffdc 100644
--- a/PCbuild/xxlimited.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/xxlimited.vcxproj
@@ -183,11 +183,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\xxlimited.c" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="pythoncore.vcxproj">
-      <Project>{cf7ac3d1-e2df-41d2-bea6-1e2556cdea26}</Project>
-    </ProjectReference>
-  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>