@@ -814,11 +814,10 @@
 # USE_STUBS - 1 -> compile to use stubs interfaces, 0 -> direct linking
 # CONFIG_CHECK - 1 -> check current build configuration against Tcl
 #           configuration (ignored for Tcl itself)
 # _USE_64BIT_TIME_T - forces a build using 64-bit time_t for 32-bit build
 #           (CRT library should support this, not needed for Tcl 9.x)
-# TCL_UTF_MAX=3 - forces a build using UTF-16 internally (not recommended).
 # Further, LINKERFLAGS are modified based on above.
 
 # Default values for all the above
 STATIC_BUILD	= 0
 TCL_THREADS	= 1
@@ -885,15 +884,10 @@
 !if $(TCL_MAJOR_VERSION) == 8
 !if [nmakehlp -f $(OPTS) "time64bit"]
 !message *** Force 64-bit time_t
 _USE_64BIT_TIME_T = 1
 !endif
-
-!if [nmakehlp -f $(OPTS) "utf16"]
-!message *** Force UTF-16 internally
-TCL_UTF_MAX = 3
-!endif
 !endif
 
 # Yes, it's weird that the "symbols" option controls DEBUG and
 # the "pdbs" option controls SYMBOLS. That's historical.
 !if [nmakehlp -f $(OPTS) "symbols"]
@@ -1367,11 +1361,11 @@
 # options that we will pass to the compiler and linker. The main
 # makefile should use these in combination with whatever other flags
 # and switches are specific to it.
 # The following macros are defined, names are for historical compatibility:
 # OPTDEFINES - /Dxxx C macro flags based on user-specified OPTS
-# COMPILERFLAGS - /Dxxx C macro flags independent of any configuration opttions
+# COMPILERFLAGS - /Dxxx C macro flags independent of any configuration options
 # crt - Compiler switch that selects the appropriate C runtime
 # cdebug - Compiler switches related to debug AND optimizations
 # cwarn - Compiler switches that set warning levels
 # cflags - complete compiler switches (subsumes cdebug and cwarn)
 # ldebug - Linker switches controlling debug information and optimization
@@ -1449,13 +1443,10 @@
 !endif
 
 # _ATL_XP_TARGETING - Newer SDK's need this to build for XP
 COMPILERFLAGS  = /D_ATL_XP_TARGETING
 !endif
-!if "$(TCL_UTF_MAX)" == "3"
-OPTDEFINES	= $(OPTDEFINES) /DTCL_UTF_MAX=3
-!endif
 !if "$(TCL_BUILD_FOR)" == "8"
 OPTDEFINES	= $(OPTDEFINES) /DTCL_MAJOR_VERSION=8
 !endif
 
 # Like the TEA system only set this non empty for non-Tk extensions