diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 9332a33e78..e27504c066 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,18 +52,7 @@ endforeach(SUBDIR)
 
 # Add SpeechRecognizer if on Windows or OS X, otherwise remove
 if (WIN32)
-  # ATL cannot be used with Visual Studio Express.
-  find_package(ATL)
-  if (ATL_FOUND)
-    # Use .cpp and .h files as is.
-    add_definitions(-DHAVE_ATL)
-    include_directories(SYSTEM ${ATL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  else ()
-    get_filename_component(SPEECHRECOGNIZER_H "src/SpeechRecognizer.h" ABSOLUTE)
-    list(REMOVE_ITEM INTERFACE_SRCS ${SPEECHRECOGNIZER_H})
-    get_filename_component(SPEECHRECOGNIZER_CPP "src/SpeechRecognizer.cpp" ABSOLUTE)
-    list(REMOVE_ITEM INTERFACE_SRCS ${SPEECHRECOGNIZER_CPP})
-  endif ()
+  # Use .cpp and .h files as is.
 elseif (APPLE)
   file(GLOB INTERFACE_OBJCPP_SRCS "src/SpeechRecognizer.mm")
   set(INTERFACE_SRCS ${INTERFACE_SRCS} ${INTERFACE_OBJCPP_SRCS})
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 2bb4227aa9..b6b942fb87 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3795,7 +3795,7 @@ ScriptEngine* Application::loadScript(const QString& scriptFilename, bool isUser
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Camera", cameraScriptable);
     connect(scriptEngine, SIGNAL(finished(const QString&)), cameraScriptable, SLOT(deleteLater()));
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || (defined(Q_OS_WIN) && defined(HAVE_ATL))
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("SpeechRecognizer", Menu::getInstance()->getSpeechRecognizer());
 #endif
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index fae5bad6b8..f75062f5b0 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Menu::Menu() :
     _lodToolsDialog(NULL),
     _newLocationDialog(NULL),
     _userLocationsDialog(NULL),
-#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || (defined(Q_OS_WIN) && defined(HAVE_ATL))
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     _speechRecognizer(),
 #endif
     _maxVoxels(DEFAULT_MAX_VOXELS_PER_SYSTEM),
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ Menu::Menu() :
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(toolsMenu, MenuOption::MetavoxelEditor, 0, this, SLOT(showMetavoxelEditor()));
     addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(toolsMenu, MenuOption::ScriptEditor,  Qt::ALT | Qt::Key_S, this, SLOT(showScriptEditor()));
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || (defined(Q_OS_WIN) && defined(HAVE_ATL))
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     QAction* speechRecognizerAction = addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(toolsMenu, MenuOption::ControlWithSpeech,
             Qt::CTRL | Qt::SHIFT | Qt::Key_C, _speechRecognizer.getEnabled(), &_speechRecognizer, SLOT(setEnabled(bool)));
     connect(&_speechRecognizer, SIGNAL(enabledUpdated(bool)), speechRecognizerAction, SLOT(setChecked(bool)));
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ void Menu::loadSettings(QSettings* settings) {
                                          QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DesktopLocation)).toString();
     setScriptsLocation(settings->value("scriptsLocation", QString()).toString());
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || (defined(Q_OS_WIN) && defined(HAVE_ATL))
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     _speechRecognizer.setEnabled(settings->value("speechRecognitionEnabled", false).toBool());
 #endif
 
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ void Menu::saveSettings(QSettings* settings) {
     settings->setValue("boundaryLevelAdjust", _boundaryLevelAdjust);
     settings->setValue("snapshotsLocation", _snapshotsLocation);
     settings->setValue("scriptsLocation", _scriptsLocation);
-#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || (defined(Q_OS_WIN) && defined(HAVE_ATL))
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     settings->setValue("speechRecognitionEnabled", _speechRecognizer.getEnabled());
 #endif
     settings->beginGroup("View Frustum Offset Camera");
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 06089f53bb..bf4032f9a9 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <MenuItemProperties.h>
 #include <OctreeConstants.h>
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || (defined(Q_OS_WIN) && defined(HAVE_ATL))
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 #include "SpeechRecognizer.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public:
 
     bool shouldRenderMesh(float largestDimension, float distanceToCamera);
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || (defined(Q_OS_WIN) && defined(HAVE_ATL))
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     SpeechRecognizer* getSpeechRecognizer() { return &_speechRecognizer; }
 #endif
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ private:
     LodToolsDialog* _lodToolsDialog;
     QPointer<DataWebDialog> _newLocationDialog;
     QPointer<DataWebDialog> _userLocationsDialog;
-#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || (defined(Q_OS_WIN) && defined(HAVE_ATL))
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     SpeechRecognizer _speechRecognizer;
 #endif
     int _maxVoxels;
diff --git a/interface/src/SpeechRecognizer.cpp b/interface/src/SpeechRecognizer.cpp
index 1b7441cde3..fed1434c77 100644
--- a/interface/src/SpeechRecognizer.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/SpeechRecognizer.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "SpeechRecognizer.h"
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN) && defined(HAVE_ATL)
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 
 #include <sapi.h>
 
@@ -219,4 +219,4 @@ void SpeechRecognizer::notifyCommandRecognized(void* handle) {
     }
 }
 
-#endif // defined(Q_OS_WIN) && defined(HAVE_ATL)
+#endif // defined(Q_OS_WIN)
diff --git a/interface/src/SpeechRecognizer.h b/interface/src/SpeechRecognizer.h
index 1cc1252bb8..c8415074fc 100644
--- a/interface/src/SpeechRecognizer.h
+++ b/interface/src/SpeechRecognizer.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <QSet>
 #include <QString>
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN) && defined(HAVE_ATL)
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 #include <QWinEventNotifier>
 
 //#include <atlbase.h>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ private:
 #if defined(Q_OS_MAC)
     void* _speechRecognizerDelegate;
     void* _speechRecognizer;
-#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN) && defined(HAVE_ATL)
+#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     bool _comInitialized;
     // Use void* instead of ATL CComPtr<> for speech recognizer in order to avoid linker errors with Visual Studio Express.
     void* _speechRecognizer;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ private:
     QWinEventNotifier* _commandRecognizedNotifier;
 #endif
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN) && defined(HAVE_ATL)
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 private slots:
     void notifyCommandRecognized(void* handle);
 #endif