diff --git a/src/FoundationClasses/TKernel/OSD/OSD_Host.cxx b/src/FoundationClasses/TKernel/OSD/OSD_Host.cxx
index 4ca2ff2288..50fec11b72 100644
--- a/src/FoundationClasses/TKernel/OSD/OSD_Host.cxx
+++ b/src/FoundationClasses/TKernel/OSD/OSD_Host.cxx
@@ -219,10 +219,6 @@ Standard_Integer OSD_Host::Error() const
 
   #include <OSD_Host.hxx>
 
-  #if defined(_MSC_VER)
-    #pragma comment(lib, "WSOCK32.LIB")
-  #endif
-
 void _osd_wnt_set_error(OSD_Error&, Standard_Integer, ...);
 
 static BOOL                    fInit = FALSE;