diff --git a/build/moz.configure/windows.configure b/build/moz.configure/windows.configure
index 048b46eebe..e9cfb3e4f1 100644
--- a/build/moz.configure/windows.configure
+++ b/build/moz.configure/windows.configure
@@ -277,10 +277,6 @@ def dia_sdk_dir(vc_path):
 def include_path(vc_path, windows_sdk_dir, ucrt_sdk_dir, dia_sdk_dir):
     if not vc_path:
         return
-    atlmfc_dir = os.path.join(vc_path, 'atlmfc', 'include')
-    if not os.path.isdir(atlmfc_dir):
-        die('Cannot find the ATL/MFC headers in the Visual C++ directory (%s). '
-            'Please install them.' % vc_path)
 
     winrt_dir = os.path.join(windows_sdk_dir.include, 'winrt')
     if not os.path.isdir(winrt_dir):
@@ -293,7 +289,6 @@ def include_path(vc_path, windows_sdk_dir, ucrt_sdk_dir, dia_sdk_dir):
         includes.append(include_env)
     includes.extend((
         os.path.join(vc_path, 'include'),
-        atlmfc_dir,
         os.path.join(windows_sdk_dir.include, 'shared'),
         os.path.join(windows_sdk_dir.include, 'um'),
         winrt_dir,
@@ -331,22 +326,12 @@ def lib_path(target, vc_path, windows_sdk_dir, ucrt_sdk_dir, dia_sdk_dir):
         'x86_64': 'x64',
         'arm': 'arm',
     }.get(target.cpu)
-
-    atlmfc_dir = os.path.join(vc_path, 'atlmfc', 'lib', *vc_target)
-    if not os.path.isdir(atlmfc_dir):
-        atlmfc_dir = atlmfc_dir.replace('amd64','x64')
-        if not os.path.isdir(atlmfc_dir):
-            die('Cannot find the ATL/MFC libraries in the Visual C++ directory (%s). '
-                'Please install them.' % vc_path)
-
-
     libs = []
     lib_env = os.environ.get('LIB')
     if lib_env:
         libs.append(lib_env)
     libs.extend((
         os.path.join(vc_path, 'lib', *vc_target),
-        atlmfc_dir,
         os.path.join(windows_sdk_dir.lib, 'um', sdk_target),
         os.path.join(ucrt_sdk_dir.lib, 'ucrt', sdk_target),
     ))