diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 77a9558..6dd38ad 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ endif()
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include)
 
 set(JSON_C_HEADERS
-    ./compat/strdup.h
     ./json.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/config.h
     ./json_config.h
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 58452fc..41b9e6e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ libjson_cincludedir = $(includedir)/json-c
 libjson_cinclude_HEADERS = \
 	arraylist.h \
 	bits.h \
-	compat/strdup.h \
 	debug.h \
 	json.h \
 	json_c_version.h \
diff --git a/compat/strdup.h b/compat/strdup.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b1a34c..0000000
--- a/compat/strdup.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __STRDUP_H_COMPAT__
-#define __STRDUP_H_COMPAT__
-
-#include "../config.h"
-
-#if !defined(HAVE_STRDUP) && defined(_MSC_VER)
-  /* MSC has the version as _strdup */
-# define strdup _strdup
-#elif !defined(HAVE_STRDUP)
-# error You do not have strdup on your system.
-#endif /* HAVE_STRDUP */
-
-#endif /* __STRDUP_H_COMPAT__ */
diff --git a/json-c.vcproj b/json-c.vcproj
index 796856e..93aaeb3 100644
--- a/json-c.vcproj
+++ b/json-c.vcproj
@@ -134,9 +134,6 @@ copy json_config.h.win32 json_config.h"/>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\bits.h">
 			</File>
-			<File
-				RelativePath=".\compat\strdup.h">
-			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath=".\debug.h">
 			</File>
diff --git a/json-c.vcxproj b/json-c.vcxproj
index 02e0c2d..8a4f265 100644
--- a/json-c.vcxproj
+++ b/json-c.vcxproj
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ copy json_config.h.win32 json_config.h
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="arraylist.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="compat\strdup.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="debug.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="json_inttypes.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="json_object.h" />
@@ -165,4 +164,4 @@ copy json_config.h.win32 json_config.h
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/json-c.vcxproj.filters b/json-c.vcxproj.filters
index cc13355..67ff360 100644
--- a/json-c.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/json-c.vcxproj.filters
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="arraylist.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="compat\strdup.h">
-      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="debug.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
@@ -96,4 +93,4 @@
     <None Include="README-WIN32.html" />
     <None Include="README.html" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/json_object.c b/json_object.c
index 17fdd34..8a70b5d 100644
--- a/json_object.c
+++ b/json_object.c
@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@
 #include "json_object_private.h"
 #include "json_util.h"
 #include "math_compat.h"
-#include "compat/strdup.h"
+
+#if !defined(HAVE_STRDUP) && defined(_MSC_VER)
+  /* MSC has the version as _strdup */
+# define strdup _strdup
+#elif !defined(HAVE_STRDUP)
+# error You do not have strdup on your system.
+#endif /* HAVE_STRDUP */
 
 #if !defined(HAVE_SNPRINTF) && defined(_MSC_VER)
   /* MSC has the version as _snprintf */
diff --git a/json_tokener.c b/json_tokener.c
index 4521ef9..65652f4 100644
--- a/json_tokener.c
+++ b/json_tokener.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "json_object.h"
 #include "json_tokener.h"
 #include "json_util.h"
-#include "compat/strdup.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LOCALE_H
 #include <locale.h>
@@ -42,6 +41,13 @@
 
 #define jt_hexdigit(x) (((x) <= '9') ? (x) - '0' : ((x) & 7) + 9)
 
+#if !HAVE_STRDUP && defined(_MSC_VER)
+  /* MSC has the version as _strdup */
+# define strdup _strdup
+#elif !HAVE_STRDUP
+# error You do not have strdup on your system.
+#endif /* HAVE_STRDUP */
+
 #if !HAVE_STRNCASECMP && defined(_MSC_VER)
   /* MSC has the version as _strnicmp */
 # define strncasecmp _strnicmp