diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcproj b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcproj
index 4a315eb803..6683b8153d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcproj
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../PluginSpecs"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB;_SECURE_SCL=0"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_LIB;_SECURE_SCL=0;LOGGING"
 				MinimalRebuild="true"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="1"
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 				Optimization="3"
 				FavorSizeOrSpeed="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../PluginSpecs"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_SECURE_SCL=0"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_SECURE_SCL=0;LOGGING"
 				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				BufferSecurityCheck="false"
 				EnableEnhancedInstructionSet="2"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.cpp
index c58061b35b..d94eb0d805 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#define LOGGING
-
 #include "Common.h"
 #include "StringUtil.h"