diff --git a/src/common/engine/m_joy.h b/src/common/engine/m_joy.h
index 650e32506..088d5bd6d 100644
--- a/src/common/engine/m_joy.h
+++ b/src/common/engine/m_joy.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ enum EJoyAxis
 };
 
 // Generic configuration interface for a controller.
-struct NOVTABLE IJoystickConfig
+struct IJoystickConfig
 {
 	virtual ~IJoystickConfig() = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/common/platform/win32/i_input.h b/src/common/platform/win32/i_input.h
index 643cc65b3..16a276ce8 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/win32/i_input.h
+++ b/src/common/platform/win32/i_input.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ protected:
 	void PostKeyEvent(int keynum, INTBOOL down, bool foreground);
 };
 
-class NOVTABLE FJoystickCollection : public FInputDevice
+class FJoystickCollection : public FInputDevice
 {
 public:
 	virtual void AddAxes(float axes[NUM_JOYAXIS]) = 0;
diff --git a/src/common/utility/basics.h b/src/common/utility/basics.h
index 6655ede2c..2429e3cf2 100644
--- a/src/common/utility/basics.h
+++ b/src/common/utility/basics.h
@@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ using INTBOOL = int;
 using BITFIELD = uint32_t;
 
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#define NOVTABLE __declspec(novtable)
-#else
-#define NOVTABLE
-#endif
-
 // always use our own definition for consistency.
 #ifdef M_PI
 #undef M_PI