diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54ba5e60..d464ba0f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -654,7 +654,6 @@ process.
     where `<generator>` is `Unix Makefiles` on Unix systems and one of the
     following Visual Studio generators on Windows:
 
-    - `Visual Studio 12 Win64`
     - `Visual Studio 14 Win64`
     - `Visual Studio 15 Win64`
 
diff --git a/doc/youcompleteme.txt b/doc/youcompleteme.txt
index bf91f1fb..81615dc7 100644
--- a/doc/youcompleteme.txt
+++ b/doc/youcompleteme.txt
@@ -884,7 +884,6 @@ will notify you to recompile it. You should then rerun the install process.
    where '<generator>' is 'Unix Makefiles' on Unix systems and one of the
    following Visual Studio generators on Windows:
 
-   - 'Visual Studio 12 Win64'
    - 'Visual Studio 14 Win64'
    - 'Visual Studio 15 Win64'