diff --git a/methods.py b/methods.py
index a146fffbd6f..e126be22341 100644
--- a/methods.py
+++ b/methods.py
@@ -719,8 +719,6 @@ def get_compiler_version(env):
                 "-prerelease",
                 "-products",
                 "*",
-                "-requires",
-                "Microsoft.Component.MSBuild",
                 "-utf8",
             ]
             version = subprocess.check_output(args, encoding="utf-8").strip()