diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTex_Desktop_2017.vcxproj b/DirectXTex/DirectXTex_Desktop_2017.vcxproj
index 7e503a3..fde40b0 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTex_Desktop_2017.vcxproj
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTex_Desktop_2017.vcxproj
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <LargeAddressAware>true</LargeAddressAware>
     </Link>
     <Manifest>
       <EnableDPIAwareness>false</EnableDPIAwareness>
@@ -202,7 +201,6 @@
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
-      <LargeAddressAware>true</LargeAddressAware>
     </Link>
     <Manifest>
       <EnableDPIAwareness>false</EnableDPIAwareness>
@@ -266,7 +264,6 @@
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
-      <LargeAddressAware>true</LargeAddressAware>
     </Link>
     <Manifest>
       <EnableDPIAwareness>false</EnableDPIAwareness>
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTex_Desktop_2017_Win10.vcxproj b/DirectXTex/DirectXTex_Desktop_2017_Win10.vcxproj
index 86a8964..b341a48 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTex_Desktop_2017_Win10.vcxproj
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTex_Desktop_2017_Win10.vcxproj
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <LargeAddressAware>true</LargeAddressAware>
+
     </Link>
     <Manifest>
       <EnableDPIAwareness>false</EnableDPIAwareness>
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
-      <LargeAddressAware>true</LargeAddressAware>
     </Link>
     <Manifest>
       <EnableDPIAwareness>false</EnableDPIAwareness>
@@ -266,7 +265,6 @@
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
-      <LargeAddressAware>true</LargeAddressAware>
     </Link>
     <Manifest>
       <EnableDPIAwareness>false</EnableDPIAwareness>