diff --git a/sfall/Modules/PartyControl.cpp b/sfall/Modules/PartyControl.cpp
index bf860d38..7fbea347 100644
--- a/sfall/Modules/PartyControl.cpp
+++ b/sfall/Modules/PartyControl.cpp
@@ -107,11 +107,7 @@ static void SaveRealDudeState() {
 static void TakeControlOfNPC(fo::GameObject* npc) {
 	// remove skill tags
 	long tagSkill[4];
-#if (_MSC_VER < 1600)
-	std::fill(std_begin(tagSkill), std_end(tagSkill), -1);
-#else
 	std::fill(std::begin(tagSkill), std::end(tagSkill), -1);
-#endif
 	fo::SkillSetTags(tagSkill, 4);
 
 	// reset traits
diff --git a/sfall/ddraw.vcxproj b/sfall/ddraw.vcxproj
index 28262c2b..a7ac88f9 100644
--- a/sfall/ddraw.vcxproj
+++ b/sfall/ddraw.vcxproj
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@
       <FloatingPointModel>Fast</FloatingPointModel>
       <TreatWChar_tAsBuiltInType>false</TreatWChar_tAsBuiltInType>
       <RuntimeTypeInfo>false</RuntimeTypeInfo>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
+      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
       <CallingConvention>Cdecl</CallingConvention>
@@ -177,8 +176,7 @@
       <FloatingPointModel>Fast</FloatingPointModel>
       <TreatWChar_tAsBuiltInType>false</TreatWChar_tAsBuiltInType>
       <RuntimeTypeInfo>false</RuntimeTypeInfo>
-      <PrecompiledHeader>
-      </PrecompiledHeader>
+      <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <DebugInformationFormat>ProgramDatabase</DebugInformationFormat>
       <CallingConvention>Cdecl</CallingConvention>