diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 65eaaf9679..a3c06cd273 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -18230,7 +18230,6 @@ void menu_setting_free(rarch_setting_t *setting)
    (*&list)[pos].flags                            = 0; \
    (*&list)[pos].free_flags                       = 0; \
    (*&list)[pos].min                              = 0.0; \
-   (*&list)[pos].placeholder                      = 0; \
    (*&list)[pos].max                              = 0.0; \
    (*&list)[pos].rounding_fraction                = NULL; \
    (*&list)[pos].name                             = NULL; \
diff --git a/setting_list.h b/setting_list.h
index 6b15d36cb8..a74f2be94d 100644
--- a/setting_list.h
+++ b/setting_list.h
@@ -114,12 +114,6 @@ struct rarch_setting_group_info
 struct rarch_setting
 {
    double               min;
-   /* TODO/FIXME - nasty hack needed for 'suspected' MSVC 2010 x64 Release -
-    * split min/max to work around MSVC 2010 x64 bug that 
-    * causes crashes due to stack misalignment in or near 
-    * setting_string_setting'
-    */
-   char placeholder;
    double               max;
 
    uint64_t             flags;