diff --git a/BUILD_WIN.md b/BUILD_WIN.md
index 28d26d9eb4..63648241a4 100644
--- a/BUILD_WIN.md
+++ b/BUILD_WIN.md
@@ -16,16 +16,12 @@ If using Visual Studio 2013 and building as a Visual Studio 2013 project you nee
 
 ####nmake & msbuild
 
-Some of the external projects may require nmake and msbuild to compile and install. If they are not installed at the locations listed below, please ensure that both are in your PATH so CMake can find them when required. 
+Some of the external projects may require nmake to compile and install. If it is not installed at the location listed below, please ensure that it is in your PATH so CMake can find it when required. 
 
 We expect nmake.exe to be located at the following path.
 
     C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\bin
 
-We expect msbuild.exe to be located at the following path.
-
-    C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBUILD\12.0\Bin
-
 ###Qt
 You can use the online installer or the offline installer. If you use the offline installer, be sure to select the "OpenGL" version.
 
diff --git a/cmake/externals/bullet/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/externals/bullet/CMakeLists.txt
index d08ceb11b9..fb5a4ecf8b 100644
--- a/cmake/externals/bullet/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/externals/bullet/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,21 +14,12 @@ endif ()
 
 include(ExternalProject)
 
-if (WIN32)
-  if (UPPER_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
-    set(MSBUILD_CONFIGURATION Debug)
-  else ()
-    set(MSBUILD_CONFIGURATION Release)
-  endif ()
-  
-  find_program(MSBUILD_COMMAND msbuild PATHS "C:/Program Files (x86)/MSBUILD/12.0/Bin")
-  
+if (WIN32)  
   ExternalProject_Add(
     ${EXTERNAL_NAME}
     URL https://bullet.googlecode.com/files/bullet-2.82-r2704.zip
     URL_MD5 f5e8914fc9064ad32e0d62d19d33d977
-    CMAKE_ARGS ${PLATFORM_CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR> -DBUILD_EXTRAS=0 -DINSTALL_LIBS=1 -DBUILD_DEMOS=0 -DUSE_GLUT=0
-    BUILD_COMMAND ${MSBUILD_COMMAND} ALL_BUILD.vcxproj /p:Configuration=${MSBUILD_CONFIGURATION}
+    CMAKE_ARGS ${PLATFORM_CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR> -DBUILD_EXTRAS=0 -DINSTALL_LIBS=1 -DBUILD_DEMOS=0 -DUSE_GLUT=0
     LOG_DOWNLOAD 1
     LOG_CONFIGURE 1
     LOG_BUILD 1