diff --git a/examples/example1/example1.visualdproj b/examples/example1/example1.visualdproj
index 1f0e54dc..78cf95b2 100644
--- a/examples/example1/example1.visualdproj
+++ b/examples/example1/example1.visualdproj
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
   <cv2pdbOptions />
   <objfiles />
   <linkswitches />
-  <libfiles>libpng15.lib dlangui.lib phobos.lib ole32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib shell32.lib dlangui.lib</libfiles>
-  <libpaths>../../Debug ../../3rdparty/libpng/lib 3rdparty/libpng/lib ../../../DerelictOpenGL3/source</libpaths>
+  <libfiles>dlangui.lib phobos.lib ole32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib shell32.lib dlangui.lib</libfiles>
+  <libpaths>../../Debug ../../../DerelictOpenGL3/source</libpaths>
   <deffile />
   <resfile />
   <exefile>$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe</exefile>
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
   <cv2pdbOptions />
   <objfiles />
   <linkswitches />
-  <libfiles>dlangui.lib phobos.lib libpng15.lib ole32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib</libfiles>
+  <libfiles>dlangui.lib phobos.lib ole32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib</libfiles>
   <libpaths>../../Release ../../3rdparty/libpng/lib 3rdparty/libpng/lib</libpaths>
   <deffile />
   <resfile />
diff --git a/examples/helloworld/helloworld.visualdproj b/examples/helloworld/helloworld.visualdproj
index 51a1a43b..95fe8457 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld/helloworld.visualdproj
+++ b/examples/helloworld/helloworld.visualdproj
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
   <cv2pdbOptions />
   <objfiles />
   <linkswitches />
-  <libfiles>libpng15.lib dlangui.lib phobos.lib ole32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib shell32.lib dlangui.lib</libfiles>
-  <libpaths>../../Debug ../../3rdparty/libpng/lib 3rdparty/libpng/lib ../../../DerelictOpenGL3/source</libpaths>
+  <libfiles>dlangui.lib phobos.lib ole32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib shell32.lib dlangui.lib</libfiles>
+  <libpaths>../../Debug ../../../DerelictOpenGL3/source</libpaths>
   <deffile />
   <resfile />
   <exefile>$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe</exefile>
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@
   <cv2pdbOptions />
   <objfiles />
   <linkswitches />
-  <libfiles>dlangui.lib phobos.lib libpng15.lib ole32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib</libfiles>
-  <libpaths>../../Release ../../3rdparty/libpng/lib 3rdparty/libpng/lib</libpaths>
+  <libfiles>dlangui.lib phobos.lib ole32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib</libfiles>
+  <libpaths>../../Release </libpaths>
   <deffile />
   <resfile />
   <exefile>$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe</exefile>
diff --git a/src/dlangui/platforms/windows/winapp.d b/src/dlangui/platforms/windows/winapp.d
index fc20089d..46e33eb6 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/platforms/windows/winapp.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/platforms/windows/winapp.d
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ version (USE_OPENGL) {
 
 pragma(lib, "gdi32.lib");
 pragma(lib, "user32.lib");
-pragma(lib, "libpng15.lib");
 
 /// this function should be defined in user application!
 extern (C) int UIAppMain(string[] args);