diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8fd86e78ed0cec6661f463376c3f17ef03106db7..d7d7b8f3d903a9dffacd186ad0dbd079ee916a47 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1001,7 +1001,6 @@ transport_security_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/transport_security_test
 udp_server_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/udp_server_test
 uri_fuzzer_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/uri_fuzzer_test
 uri_parser_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/uri_parser_test
-workqueue_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/workqueue_test
 alarm_cpp_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/alarm_cpp_test
 async_end2end_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/async_end2end_test
 auth_property_iterator_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/auth_property_iterator_test
@@ -1330,7 +1329,6 @@ buildtests_c: privatelibs_c \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/transport_security_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/udp_server_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/uri_parser_test \
-  $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/workqueue_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/public_headers_must_be_c89 \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/badreq_bad_client_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/connection_prefix_bad_client_test \
@@ -1715,8 +1713,6 @@ test_c: buildtests_c
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/udp_server_test || ( echo test udp_server_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing uri_parser_test"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/uri_parser_test || ( echo test uri_parser_test failed ; exit 1 )
-	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing workqueue_test"
-	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/workqueue_test || ( echo test workqueue_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing public_headers_must_be_c89"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/public_headers_must_be_c89 || ( echo test public_headers_must_be_c89 failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing badreq_bad_client_test"
@@ -10216,38 +10212,6 @@ endif
 endif
 
 
-WORKQUEUE_TEST_SRC = \
-    test/core/iomgr/workqueue_test.c \
-
-WORKQUEUE_TEST_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(WORKQUEUE_TEST_SRC))))
-ifeq ($(NO_SECURE),true)
-
-# You can't build secure targets if you don't have OpenSSL.
-
-$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/workqueue_test: openssl_dep_error
-
-else
-
-
-
-$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/workqueue_test: $(WORKQUEUE_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
-	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
-	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(WORKQUEUE_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/workqueue_test
-
-endif
-
-$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/core/iomgr/workqueue_test.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
-
-deps_workqueue_test: $(WORKQUEUE_TEST_OBJS:.o=.dep)
-
-ifneq ($(NO_SECURE),true)
-ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
--include $(WORKQUEUE_TEST_OBJS:.o=.dep)
-endif
-endif
-
-
 ALARM_CPP_TEST_SRC = \
     test/cpp/common/alarm_cpp_test.cc \
 
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 681ab54d5b162cebb5223c9c24a777692d4225fb..44716927ae4929025f4e8da1822f8f649a984a63 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -2423,16 +2423,6 @@ targets:
   - grpc
   - gpr_test_util
   - gpr
-- name: workqueue_test
-  build: test
-  language: c
-  src:
-  - test/core/iomgr/workqueue_test.c
-  deps:
-  - grpc_test_util
-  - grpc
-  - gpr_test_util
-  - gpr
 - name: alarm_cpp_test
   gtest: true
   build: test
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
index af23e35ca3d294a18697aff30fafef56fefede32..e5aab293bd3785d2c993f8afcccc6986fe150781 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
@@ -253,13 +253,14 @@ struct grpc_pollset_set {
  * Common helpers
  */
 
-static void append_error(grpc_error **composite, grpc_error *error,
+static bool append_error(grpc_error **composite, grpc_error *error,
                          const char *desc) {
-  if (error == GRPC_ERROR_NONE) return;
+  if (error == GRPC_ERROR_NONE) return true;
   if (*composite == GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
     *composite = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE(desc);
   }
   *composite = grpc_error_add_child(*composite, error);
+  return false;
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -490,16 +491,18 @@ static polling_island *polling_island_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   polling_island_add_wakeup_fd_locked(pi, &grpc_global_wakeup_fd, error);
 
   if (initial_fd != NULL) {
-    /* Lock the polling island here just in case we got this structure from
-       the freelist and the polling island lock was not released yet (by the
-       code that adds the polling island to the freelist) */
-    gpr_mu_lock(&pi->mu);
     polling_island_add_fds_locked(pi, &initial_fd, 1, true, error);
-    gpr_mu_unlock(&pi->mu);
   }
 
-  append_error(error, grpc_workqueue_create(exec_ctx, &pi->workqueue),
-               err_desc);
+  if (append_error(error, grpc_workqueue_create(exec_ctx, &pi->workqueue),
+                   err_desc) &&
+      *error == GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
+    polling_island_add_fds_locked(pi, &pi->workqueue->wakeup_read_fd, 1, true,
+                                  error);
+    GPR_ASSERT(pi->workqueue->wakeup_read_fd->polling_island == NULL);
+    pi->workqueue->wakeup_read_fd->polling_island = pi;
+    PI_ADD_REF(pi, 1);
+  }
 
 done:
   if (*error != GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
index b5bac152fb64671e2a49c057c6b498397991499d..ec21e0394488ff04026fb8fb2dce799233dd0278 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/tcp_posix.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static void tcp_read(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_endpoint *ep,
 }
 
 /* returns true if done, false if pending; if returning true, *error is set */
-#define MAX_WRITE_IOVEC 16
+#define MAX_WRITE_IOVEC 1024
 static bool tcp_flush(grpc_tcp *tcp, grpc_error **error) {
   struct msghdr msg;
   struct iovec iov[MAX_WRITE_IOVEC];
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue.h
index 498b7a300a555afe10fe961032a9fb5fa083e26d..064a551ed0a15445cc01ee963ebe0b4324970fb5 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue.h
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@
 
 /* grpc_workqueue is forward declared in exec_ctx.h */
 
-/** Create a work queue */
-grpc_error *grpc_workqueue_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                  grpc_workqueue **workqueue);
-
 void grpc_workqueue_flush(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue);
 
 #define GRPC_WORKQUEUE_REFCOUNT_DEBUG
@@ -72,11 +68,6 @@ void grpc_workqueue_ref(grpc_workqueue *workqueue);
 void grpc_workqueue_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue);
 #endif
 
-/** Bind this workqueue to a pollset */
-void grpc_workqueue_add_to_pollset(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                   grpc_workqueue *workqueue,
-                                   grpc_pollset *pollset);
-
 /** Add a work item to a workqueue */
 void grpc_workqueue_enqueue(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue,
                             grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_posix.c
index 45e0f6063b4f375b809df267480571dc585506b2..fef1709954f58ac5ffc61341af8955fbb454d947 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_posix.c
@@ -100,12 +100,6 @@ void grpc_workqueue_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {
   }
 }
 
-void grpc_workqueue_add_to_pollset(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                   grpc_workqueue *workqueue,
-                                   grpc_pollset *pollset) {
-  grpc_pollset_add_fd(exec_ctx, pollset, workqueue->wakeup_read_fd);
-}
-
 void grpc_workqueue_flush(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {
   gpr_mu_lock(&workqueue->mu);
   grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue_list(exec_ctx, &workqueue->closure_list, NULL);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_posix.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_posix.h
index dcb47e7b59d3c3e8d0695735a5a828282be60530..2e8aca181648bee833b9c2d43ba8987f3f6051c4 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_posix.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_posix.h
@@ -50,4 +50,8 @@ struct grpc_workqueue {
   grpc_closure read_closure;
 };
 
+/** Create a work queue */
+grpc_error *grpc_workqueue_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                  grpc_workqueue **workqueue);
+
 #endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_IOMGR_WORKQUEUE_POSIX_H */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_windows.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_windows.c
index 52a3e47f376c09efd5fe3da0d5e6c177780dfb9a..23e2dea1859c7fdb40aabd21b957b4cf83ff2281 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_windows.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue_windows.c
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@
 // context, which is at least correct, if not performant or in the spirit of
 // workqueues.
 
-grpc_error *grpc_workqueue_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                  grpc_workqueue **workqueue) {
-  *workqueue = (grpc_workqueue *)1;
-  return GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
-}
-
 void grpc_workqueue_flush(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {}
 
 #ifdef GRPC_WORKQUEUE_REFCOUNT_DEBUG
@@ -60,10 +54,6 @@ void grpc_workqueue_ref(grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {}
 void grpc_workqueue_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue) {}
 #endif
 
-void grpc_workqueue_add_to_pollset(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                   grpc_workqueue *workqueue,
-                                   grpc_pollset *pollset) {}
-
 void grpc_workqueue_enqueue(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_workqueue *workqueue,
                             grpc_closure *closure, grpc_error *error) {
   grpc_exec_ctx_sched(exec_ctx, closure, error, NULL);
diff --git a/test/core/iomgr/workqueue_test.c b/test/core/iomgr/workqueue_test.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 76ecfae74b87b21443e7605fb8821f6e4a58128a..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/test/core/iomgr/workqueue_test.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,150 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *
- * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
- * met:
- *
- *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
- * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
- * in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- * distribution.
- *     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
- * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
- * this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
- * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- *
- */
-
-#include "src/core/lib/iomgr/workqueue.h"
-
-#include <grpc/grpc.h>
-#include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
-#include <grpc/support/log.h>
-
-#include "test/core/util/test_config.h"
-
-static gpr_mu *g_mu;
-static grpc_pollset *g_pollset;
-
-static void must_succeed(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *p, grpc_error *error) {
-  GPR_ASSERT(error == GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
-  gpr_mu_lock(g_mu);
-  *(int *)p = 1;
-  GPR_ASSERT(
-      GRPC_LOG_IF_ERROR("pollset_kick", grpc_pollset_kick(g_pollset, NULL)));
-  gpr_mu_unlock(g_mu);
-}
-
-static void test_ref_unref(void) {
-  grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
-  grpc_workqueue *wq;
-  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_LOG_IF_ERROR("grpc_workqueue_create",
-                               grpc_workqueue_create(&exec_ctx, &wq)));
-  GRPC_WORKQUEUE_REF(wq, "test");
-  GRPC_WORKQUEUE_UNREF(&exec_ctx, wq, "test");
-  GRPC_WORKQUEUE_UNREF(&exec_ctx, wq, "destroy");
-  grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
-}
-
-static void test_add_closure(void) {
-  grpc_closure c;
-  int done = 0;
-  grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
-  grpc_workqueue *wq;
-  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_LOG_IF_ERROR("grpc_workqueue_create",
-                               grpc_workqueue_create(&exec_ctx, &wq)));
-  gpr_timespec deadline = GRPC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_TO_DEADLINE(5);
-  grpc_pollset_worker *worker = NULL;
-  grpc_closure_init(&c, must_succeed, &done);
-
-  grpc_workqueue_enqueue(&exec_ctx, wq, &c, GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
-  grpc_workqueue_add_to_pollset(&exec_ctx, wq, g_pollset);
-
-  gpr_mu_lock(g_mu);
-  GPR_ASSERT(!done);
-  while (!done) {
-    GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_LOG_IF_ERROR(
-        "pollset_work",
-        grpc_pollset_work(&exec_ctx, g_pollset, &worker,
-                          gpr_now(deadline.clock_type), deadline)));
-  }
-  gpr_mu_unlock(g_mu);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
-  GPR_ASSERT(done);
-
-  GRPC_WORKQUEUE_UNREF(&exec_ctx, wq, "destroy");
-  grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
-}
-
-static void test_flush(void) {
-  grpc_closure c;
-  int done = 0;
-  grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
-  grpc_workqueue *wq;
-  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_LOG_IF_ERROR("grpc_workqueue_create",
-                               grpc_workqueue_create(&exec_ctx, &wq)));
-  gpr_timespec deadline = GRPC_TIMEOUT_SECONDS_TO_DEADLINE(5);
-  grpc_pollset_worker *worker = NULL;
-  grpc_closure_init(&c, must_succeed, &done);
-
-  grpc_exec_ctx_sched(&exec_ctx, &c, GRPC_ERROR_NONE, NULL);
-  grpc_workqueue_flush(&exec_ctx, wq);
-  grpc_workqueue_add_to_pollset(&exec_ctx, wq, g_pollset);
-
-  gpr_mu_lock(g_mu);
-  GPR_ASSERT(!done);
-  while (!done) {
-    GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_LOG_IF_ERROR(
-        "pollset_work",
-        grpc_pollset_work(&exec_ctx, g_pollset, &worker,
-                          gpr_now(deadline.clock_type), deadline)));
-  }
-  gpr_mu_unlock(g_mu);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
-  GPR_ASSERT(done);
-
-  GRPC_WORKQUEUE_UNREF(&exec_ctx, wq, "destroy");
-  grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
-}
-
-static void destroy_pollset(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *p,
-                            grpc_error *error) {
-  grpc_pollset_destroy(p);
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  grpc_closure destroyed;
-  grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
-  grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
-  grpc_init();
-  g_pollset = gpr_malloc(grpc_pollset_size());
-  grpc_pollset_init(g_pollset, &g_mu);
-
-  test_ref_unref();
-  test_add_closure();
-  test_flush();
-
-  grpc_closure_init(&destroyed, destroy_pollset, g_pollset);
-  grpc_pollset_shutdown(&exec_ctx, g_pollset, &destroyed);
-  grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
-  grpc_shutdown();
-
-  gpr_free(g_pollset);
-  return 0;
-}
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
index 65de89c0ab08a0c0fa63b53611010dcd3d9fc60b..0b3314a4419a88acdfc736ec17278458880540a6 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -1807,22 +1807,6 @@
     "third_party": false, 
     "type": "target"
   }, 
-  {
-    "deps": [
-      "gpr", 
-      "gpr_test_util", 
-      "grpc", 
-      "grpc_test_util"
-    ], 
-    "headers": [], 
-    "language": "c", 
-    "name": "workqueue_test", 
-    "src": [
-      "test/core/iomgr/workqueue_test.c"
-    ], 
-    "third_party": false, 
-    "type": "target"
-  }, 
   {
     "deps": [
       "gpr", 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/tests.json b/tools/run_tests/tests.json
index 291ae415a49105141c36bb158795459f46c463b0..8dee7c8f0f3c93a63c87855ff792111fb6efce18 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/tests.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/tests.json
@@ -1914,27 +1914,6 @@
       "windows"
     ]
   }, 
-  {
-    "args": [], 
-    "ci_platforms": [
-      "linux", 
-      "mac", 
-      "posix", 
-      "windows"
-    ], 
-    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
-    "exclude_configs": [], 
-    "flaky": false, 
-    "gtest": false, 
-    "language": "c", 
-    "name": "workqueue_test", 
-    "platforms": [
-      "linux", 
-      "mac", 
-      "posix", 
-      "windows"
-    ]
-  }, 
   {
     "args": [], 
     "ci_platforms": [
diff --git a/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln b/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
index fcf9b1fc22a728cffa61e8bfd0f42958246c978a..10be520b5f1565b3ccd5b33940cfa08fb1d5c3c6 100644
--- a/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
+++ b/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
@@ -1421,17 +1421,6 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "window_overflow_bad_client_
 		{B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792} = {B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792}
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
-Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "workqueue_test", "vcxproj\test\workqueue_test\workqueue_test.vcxproj", "{1B6E9651-4D88-2ACB-BEE0-26599919361D}"
-	ProjectSection(myProperties) = preProject
-        	lib = "False"
-	EndProjectSection
-	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
-		{17BCAFC0-5FDC-4C94-AEB9-95F3E220614B} = {17BCAFC0-5FDC-4C94-AEB9-95F3E220614B}
-		{29D16885-7228-4C31-81ED-5F9187C7F2A9} = {29D16885-7228-4C31-81ED-5F9187C7F2A9}
-		{EAB0A629-17A9-44DB-B5FF-E91A721FE037} = {EAB0A629-17A9-44DB-B5FF-E91A721FE037}
-		{B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792} = {B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792}
-	EndProjectSection
-EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
@@ -3556,22 +3545,6 @@ Global
 		{658D7F7F-9628-6545-743C-D949301DC5DC}.Release-DLL|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{658D7F7F-9628-6545-743C-D949301DC5DC}.Release-DLL|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{658D7F7F-9628-6545-743C-D949301DC5DC}.Release-DLL|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
-		{1B6E9651-4D88-2ACB-BEE0-26599919361D}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
-		{1B6E9651-4D88-2ACB-BEE0-26599919361D}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
-		{1B6E9651-4D88-2ACB-BEE0-26599919361D}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
-		{1B6E9651-4D88-2ACB-BEE0-26599919361D}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
-		{1B6E9651-4D88-2ACB-BEE0-26599919361D}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
-		{1B6E9651-4D88-2ACB-BEE0-26599919361D}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
-		{1B6E9651-4D88-2ACB-BEE0-26599919361D}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
-		{1B6E9651-4D88-2ACB-BEE0-26599919361D}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
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