diff --git a/projects/Windows/tmpl/curl-all.sln b/projects/Windows/tmpl/curl-all.sln
index 66c6d0f2f9..8f6afd4e13 100644
--- a/projects/Windows/tmpl/curl-all.sln
+++ b/projects/Windows/tmpl/curl-all.sln
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version $FORMATVER
-# Visual Studio $FORMATYEAR
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "curl", "src\curl.vcxproj", "{5228E9CE-A216-422F-A5E6-58E95E2DD71D}"
 	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
 		{DA6F56B4-06A4-441D-AD70-AC5A7D51FADB} = {DA6F56B4-06A4-441D-AD70-AC5A7D51FADB}
diff --git a/projects/Windows/tmpl/curl.sln b/projects/Windows/tmpl/curl.sln
index 01c07e4ffa..7e50eed99d 100644
--- a/projects/Windows/tmpl/curl.sln
+++ b/projects/Windows/tmpl/curl.sln
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version $FORMATVER
-# Visual Studio $FORMATYEAR
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "curl", "curl.vcxproj", "{5228E9CE-A216-422F-A5E6-58E95E2DD71D}"
 EndProject
 Global
diff --git a/projects/Windows/tmpl/libcurl.sln b/projects/Windows/tmpl/libcurl.sln
index ef31025f83..2eeb679dbc 100644
--- a/projects/Windows/tmpl/libcurl.sln
+++ b/projects/Windows/tmpl/libcurl.sln
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version $FORMATVER
-# Visual Studio $FORMATYEAR
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "libcurl", "libcurl.vcxproj", "{DA6F56B4-06A4-441D-AD70-AC5A7D51FADB}"
 EndProject
 Global
diff --git a/projects/generate.bat b/projects/generate.bat
index 4337e2aa70..39c2e08802 100644
--- a/projects/generate.bat
+++ b/projects/generate.bat
@@ -156,29 +156,25 @@ rem
   )
 
   set "S01=$FORMATVER"
-  set "S02=$FORMATYEAR"
-  set "S03=$PLATFORMTOOLSET"
-  set "S04=$SUBDIR"
-  set "S05=$TOOLSVER"
+  set "S02=$PLATFORMTOOLSET"
+  set "S03=$SUBDIR"
+  set "S04=$TOOLSVER"
 
   if "%1" == "VC10" (
     set "R01=11.00"
-    set "R02=2010"
-    set "R03=v100"
-    set "R04=VC10"
-    set "R05=4.0"
+    set "R02=v100"
+    set "R03=VC10"
+    set "R04=4.0"
   ) else if "%1%" == "VC11" (
     set "R01=12.00"
-    set "R02=2012"
-    set "R03=v110"
-    set "R04=VC11"
-    set "R05=4.0"
+    set "R02=v110"
+    set "R03=VC11"
+    set "R04=4.0"
   ) else if "%1%" == "VC12" (
     set "R01=12.00"
-    set "R02=2013"
-    set "R03=v120"
-    set "R04=VC12"
-    set "R05=12.0"
+    set "R02=v120"
+    set "R03=VC12"
+    set "R04=12.0"
   )
 
   echo * %CD%\%3
@@ -189,7 +185,6 @@ rem
     set "var=!var:%S02%=%R02%!"
     set "var=!var:%S03%=%R03%!"
     set "var=!var:%S04%=%R04%!"
-    set "var=!var:%S05%=%R05%!"
 
     set "var=!var:*:=!"