diff --git a/packaging/vs2019/activate.bat b/packaging/vs2019/activate.bat
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index 6f607ba7518..00000000000
--- a/packaging/vs2019/activate.bat
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@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-:: Set env vars that tell distutils to use the compiler that we put on path
-SET DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1
-SET MSSdk=1
-
-SET "VS_VERSION=16.0"
-SET "VS_MAJOR=16"
-SET "VS_YEAR=2019"
-
-set "MSYS2_ARG_CONV_EXCL=/AI;/AL;/OUT;/out"
-set "MSYS2_ENV_CONV_EXCL=CL"
-
-:: For Python 3.5+, ensure that we link with the dynamic runtime.  See
-:: http://stevedower.id.au/blog/building-for-python-3-5-part-two/ for more info
-set "PY_VCRUNTIME_REDIST=%PREFIX%\\bin\\vcruntime140.dll"
-
-for /f "usebackq tokens=*" %%i in (`"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -legacy -products * -version [16^,17^) -property installationPath`) do (
-    if exist "%%i" if exist "%%i\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" (
-        set "VSINSTALLDIR=%%i\"
-        goto :vswhere
-    )
-)
-
-:vswhere
-
-:: Shorten PATH to avoid the `input line too long` error.
-SET MyPath=%PATH%
-
-setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
-
-SET TempPath="%MyPath:;=";"%"
-SET var=
-FOR %%a IN (%TempPath%) DO (
-    IF EXIST %%~sa (
-        SET "var=!var!;%%~sa"
-    )
-)
-
-set "TempPath=!var:~1!"
-endlocal & set "PATH=%TempPath%"
-
-:: Shorten current directory too
-FOR %%A IN (.) DO CD "%%~sA"
-
-:: other things added by install_activate.bat at package build time
diff --git a/packaging/vs2019/conda_build_config.yaml b/packaging/vs2019/conda_build_config.yaml
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index b4dc99341d0..00000000000
--- a/packaging/vs2019/conda_build_config.yaml
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@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-blas_impl:
-  - mkl                        # [x86_64]
-c_compiler:
-  - vs2019                     # [win]
-cxx_compiler:
-  - vs2019                     # [win]
-python:
-  - 3.8
-# This differs from target_platform in that it determines what subdir the compiler
-#    will target, not what subdir the compiler package will be itself.
-#    For example, we need a win-64 vs2008_win-32 package, so that we compile win-32
-#    code on win-64 miniconda.
-cross_compiler_target_platform:
-  - win-64                     # [win]
-target_platform:
-  - win-64                     # [win]
-vc:
-  - 14
-zip_keys:
-  -                             # [win]
-    - vc                        # [win]
-    - c_compiler                # [win]
-    - cxx_compiler              # [win]
diff --git a/packaging/vs2019/install_activate.bat b/packaging/vs2019/install_activate.bat
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index 9e60ccfd2dc..00000000000
--- a/packaging/vs2019/install_activate.bat
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@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-set YEAR=2019
-set VER=16
-
-mkdir "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d"
-COPY "%RECIPE_DIR%\activate.bat" "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-
-IF "%cross_compiler_target_platform%" == "win-64" (
-  set "target_platform=amd64"
-  echo SET "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR% Win64" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  IF "%VSDEVCMD_ARGS%" == "" (
-    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64 >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  ) ELSE (
-    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 %VSDEVCMD_ARGS% >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64 %VSDEVCMD_ARGS% >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  )
-  echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  ) else (
-  set "target_platform=x86"
-  echo SET "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars32.bat" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  echo popd
-  )
diff --git a/packaging/vs2019/meta.yaml b/packaging/vs2019/meta.yaml
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index 94a0ed4db3e..00000000000
--- a/packaging/vs2019/meta.yaml
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-{% set vcver="14.2" %}
-{% set vcfeature="14" %}
-{% set vsyear="2019" %}
-{% set fullver="15.4.27004.2010" %}
-
-package:
-  name: vs{{ vsyear }}
-  version: {{ fullver }}
-
-build:
-  skip: True  [not win]
-  script_env:
-    - VSDEVCMD_ARGS # [win]
-
-outputs:
-  - name: vs{{ vsyear }}_{{ cross_compiler_target_platform }}
-    script: install_activate.bat
-    track_features:
-      # VS 2019 is binary-compatible with VS 2017/vc 14.1 and 2015/vc14.  Tools are "v142".
-      strong:
-        - vc{{ vcfeature }}
-    about:
-      summary: Activation and version verification of MSVC {{ vcver }} (VS {{ vsyear }}) compiler
-      license: BSD 3-clause