diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
index 203ca778d..fe44e200e 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio6Generator.cxx
@@ -197,8 +197,6 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio6Generator
   this->GetTargetSets(projectTargets, originalTargets, root, generators);
   OrderedTargetDependSet orderedProjectTargets(projectTargets);
 
-  std::string rootdir = root->GetMakefile()->GetStartOutputDirectory();
-  rootdir += "/";
   for(OrderedTargetDependSet::const_iterator
         tt = orderedProjectTargets.begin();
       tt != orderedProjectTargets.end(); ++tt)
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
index 45d6a74bc..d421c7f08 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator.cxx
@@ -273,8 +273,6 @@ void cmGlobalVisualStudio7Generator::WriteTargetsToSolution(
     cmLocalGenerator* root,
     OrderedTargetDependSet const& projectTargets)
 {
-  std::string rootdir = root->GetMakefile()->GetStartOutputDirectory();
-  rootdir += "/";
   for(OrderedTargetDependSet::const_iterator tt =
         projectTargets.begin(); tt != projectTargets.end(); ++tt)
     {