diff --git a/config/config.h.cmake b/config/config.h.cmake
index 933bae7f..6cce989e 100644
--- a/config/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config/config.h.cmake
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@
 // Define if you have the <strings.h> header file.
 #cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_STRINGS_H
 
-// Define if you have the strtol function.
-#cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_STRTOL
-
 // Define if you have the mmap function.
 #cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_MMAP
 
diff --git a/config/generateConfigFile.cmake b/config/generateConfigFile.cmake
index 9c1bda8a..69a30493 100644
--- a/config/generateConfigFile.cmake
+++ b/config/generateConfigFile.cmake
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ check_function_exists( mmap     EXV_HAVE_MMAP )
 check_function_exists( munmap   EXV_HAVE_MUNMAP )
 check_function_exists( strerror     EXV_HAVE_STRERROR )
 check_function_exists( strerror_r   EXV_HAVE_STRERROR_R )
-check_function_exists( strtol       EXV_HAVE_STRTOL )
 check_function_exists( timegm       EXV_HAVE_TIMEGM )
 
 # TODO : Do something about EXV_STRERROR_R_CHAR_P
diff --git a/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h b/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h
index dff30e78..48c4f759 100644
--- a/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h
+++ b/include/exiv2/exv_msvc.h
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <string.h> header file. */
 /* #undef EXV_HAVE_STRING_H */
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `strtol' function. */
-#define EXV_HAVE_STRTOL 1
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `mmap' function. */
 /* #undef EXV_HAVE_MMAP */
 
diff --git a/src/version.cpp b/src/version.cpp
index 8355e671..d5ca1b11 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp
+++ b/src/version.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ void Exiv2::dumpLibraryInfo(std::ostream& os,const exv_grep_keys_t& keys)
     int have_strerror    =0;
     int have_strerror_r  =0;
     int have_strings_h   =0;
-    int have_strtol      =0;
     int have_mmap        =0;
     int have_munmap      =0;
     int have_sys_stat    =0;
@@ -339,10 +338,6 @@ void Exiv2::dumpLibraryInfo(std::ostream& os,const exv_grep_keys_t& keys)
     have_strings=1;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef EXV_HAVE_STRTOL
-    have_strtol=1;
-#endif
-
 #ifdef EXV_HAVE_MMAP
     have_mmap=1;
 #endif
@@ -508,7 +503,6 @@ void Exiv2::dumpLibraryInfo(std::ostream& os,const exv_grep_keys_t& keys)
     output(os,keys,"have_strerror"     ,have_strerror    );
     output(os,keys,"have_strerror_r"   ,have_strerror_r  );
     output(os,keys,"have_strings_h"    ,have_strings_h   );
-    output(os,keys,"have_strtol"       ,have_strtol      );
     output(os,keys,"have_mmap"         ,have_mmap        );
     output(os,keys,"have_munmap"       ,have_munmap      );
     output(os,keys,"have_sys_stat"     ,have_sys_stat    );