diff --git a/panda/src/express/pointerToArray.I b/panda/src/express/pointerToArray.I
index 5fb560b69..08b881efe 100644
--- a/panda/src/express/pointerToArray.I
+++ b/panda/src/express/pointerToArray.I
@@ -296,8 +296,7 @@ erase(iterator first, iterator last) {
   nassertv(last >= ((To *)(this->_void_ptr))->begin() && last <= ((To *)(this->_void_ptr))->end());
   ((To *)(this->_void_ptr))->erase(first, last);
 }
-
-#if !defined(WIN32_VC) && !defined(WIN64_VC)
+#if !defined(_WIN32)
 /**
  *
  */
@@ -844,7 +843,7 @@ back() const {
   return ((To *)(this->_void_ptr))->back();
 }

-#if !defined(WIN32_VC) && !defined(WIN64_VC)
+#if !defined(_WIN32)
 /**
  *
  */
diff --git a/panda/src/express/pointerToArray.h b/panda/src/express/pointerToArray.h
index 7ff07a5ef..1ed25282f 100644
--- a/panda/src/express/pointerToArray.h
+++ b/panda/src/express/pointerToArray.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@

 #include "pointerToArrayBase.h"

-#if (defined(WIN32_VC) || defined(WIN64_VC)) && !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
 // disable mysterious MSVC warning for static inline PTA::empty_array method
 // need to chk if vc 7.0 still has this problem, would like to keep it enabled
 #pragma warning (disable : 4506)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public:
   INLINE void erase(iterator position);
   INLINE void erase(iterator first, iterator last);

-#if !defined(WIN32_VC) && !defined (WIN64_VC)
+#if !defined(_WIN32)
   INLINE reference operator [](size_type n) const;
   INLINE reference operator [](int n) const;
 #endif