diff --git a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
index 5836a273c..2b531e27a 100644
--- a/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGeneratorTarget.cxx
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ struct ModuleDefinitionFileTag {};
 struct AppManifestTag{};
 struct CertificatesTag{};
 
-#if !defined(_MSC_VER) || _MSC_VER >= 1310
 template<typename Tag, typename OtherTag>
 struct IsSameTag
 {
@@ -72,25 +71,6 @@ struct IsSameTag<Tag, Tag>
     Result = true
   };
 };
-#else
-struct IsSameTagBase
-{
-  typedef char (&no_type)[1];
-  typedef char (&yes_type)[2];
-  template<typename T> struct Check;
-  template<typename T> static yes_type check(Check<T>*, Check<T>*);
-  static no_type check(...);
-};
-template<typename Tag1, typename Tag2>
-struct IsSameTag: public IsSameTagBase
-{
-  enum {
-    Result = (sizeof(check(static_cast< Check<Tag1>* >(0),
-                           static_cast< Check<Tag2>* >(0))) ==
-              sizeof(yes_type))
-  };
-};
-#endif
 
 template<bool>
 struct DoAccept