diff --git a/waflib/Tools/msvc.py b/waflib/Tools/msvc.py
index ea78f49e..f8481979 100644
--- a/waflib/Tools/msvc.py
+++ b/waflib/Tools/msvc.py
@@ -909,13 +909,6 @@ def msvc_common_flags(conf):
 
 	v.AR_TGT_F = v.CCLNK_TGT_F = v.CXXLNK_TGT_F = '/OUT:'
 
-	# Subsystem specific flags
-	v.CFLAGS_CONSOLE   = v.CXXFLAGS_CONSOLE   = ['/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE']
-	v.CFLAGS_NATIVE    = v.CXXFLAGS_NATIVE    = ['/SUBSYSTEM:NATIVE']
-	v.CFLAGS_POSIX     = v.CXXFLAGS_POSIX     = ['/SUBSYSTEM:POSIX']
-	v.CFLAGS_WINDOWS   = v.CXXFLAGS_WINDOWS   = ['/SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS']
-	v.CFLAGS_WINDOWSCE = v.CXXFLAGS_WINDOWSCE = ['/SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWSCE']
-
 	# CRT specific flags
 	v.CFLAGS_CRT_MULTITHREADED     = v.CXXFLAGS_CRT_MULTITHREADED     = ['/MT']
 	v.CFLAGS_CRT_MULTITHREADED_DLL = v.CXXFLAGS_CRT_MULTITHREADED_DLL = ['/MD']