diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
index babefbc5ee..dc596067b9 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ ENDLOCAL
 @rem Skip project generation if requested.
 if defined nobuild goto sign
 
-@rem Bail out early if not running in VS build env.
-if defined VCINSTALLDIR goto msbuild-found
-
 @rem Look for Visual Studio 2012
 if not defined VS110COMNTOOLS goto vc-set-2010
 if not exist "%VS110COMNTOOLS%\..\..\vc\vcvarsall.bat" goto vc-set-2010