diff --git a/utils/hct/hctbuild.cmd b/utils/hct/hctbuild.cmd
index 15f6c48cc8..47647a2641 100644
--- a/utils/hct/hctbuild.cmd
+++ b/utils/hct/hctbuild.cmd
@@ -179,22 +179,6 @@ if "%1"=="-dxc-cmake-ends-include" (
   shift /1
 )
 
-rem If only VS 2019 is available, pick that by default.
-if "%BUILD_VS_VER%"=="2017" (
-  if not exist "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017" (
-    echo "Cannot find Visual Studio 2017 at %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017."
-    echo "Use hctbuild without -vs2017 (or with -vs2019) to build with Visual Studio 2019."
-    exit /b 1
-  )
-)
-if "%BUILD_VS_VER%"=="2019" (
-  if not exist "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019" (
-    echo "Cannot find Visual Studio 2019 at %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019."
-    echo "Use hctbuild -vs2017 to build with Visual Studio 2017."
-    exit /b 1
-  )
-)
-
 rem Begin SPIRV change
 if "%1"=="-spirv" (
   echo SPIR-V codegen is enabled.