diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ef68f819..e7341bc0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ set( IXWEBSOCKET_HEADERS
     ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketCloseConstants.h
     ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketCloseInfo.h
     ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketErrorInfo.h
-    ixwebsocket/IXWebsocketExport.h
     ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketHandshake.h
     ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketHandshakeKeyGen.h
     ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketHttpHeaders.h
@@ -174,10 +173,6 @@ else()
         ${IXWEBSOCKET_SOURCES}
         ${IXWEBSOCKET_HEADERS}
     )
-
-   if( MSVC )
-        target_compile_definitions(ixwebsocket PUBLIC IXWEBSOCKET_STATIC_DEFINE)
-    endif()
 endif()
 
 if (USE_TLS)
@@ -291,7 +286,6 @@ if (IXWEBSOCKET_INSTALL)
   install(TARGETS ixwebsocket
           EXPORT ixwebsocket
           ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-          RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
           PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/ixwebsocket/
   )
 
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXDNSLookup.h b/ixwebsocket/IXDNSLookup.h
index 89dcac36..fcdd103d 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXDNSLookup.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXDNSLookup.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "IXCancellationRequest.h"
-#include "IXWebsocketExport.h"
 #include <atomic>
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ namespace ix
         std::string _hostname;
         int _port;
         int64_t _wait;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static int64_t kDefaultWait;
+        const static int64_t kDefaultWait;
 
         struct addrinfo* _res;
         std::mutex _resMutex;
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXHttpClient.h b/ixwebsocket/IXHttpClient.h
index 969b4be6..c4b05845 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXHttpClient.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXHttpClient.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include "IXSocket.h"
 #include "IXSocketTLSOptions.h"
 #include "IXWebSocketHttpHeaders.h"
-#include "IXWebsocketExport.h"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <condition_variable>
@@ -92,12 +91,12 @@ namespace ix
 
         std::string urlEncode(const std::string& value);
 
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static std::string kPost;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static std::string kGet;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static std::string kHead;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static std::string kDelete;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static std::string kPut;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static std::string kPatch;
+        const static std::string kPost;
+        const static std::string kGet;
+        const static std::string kHead;
+        const static std::string kDelete;
+        const static std::string kPut;
+        const static std::string kPatch;
 
     private:
         void log(const std::string& msg, HttpRequestArgsPtr args);
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXHttpServer.h b/ixwebsocket/IXHttpServer.h
index afab27ab..7de67631 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXHttpServer.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXHttpServer.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "IXHttp.h"
 #include "IXSocketServer.h"
 #include "IXWebSocket.h"
-#include "IXWebsocketExport.h"
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ namespace ix
         OnConnectionCallback _onConnectionCallback;
         std::atomic<int> _connectedClientsCount;
 
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static int kDefaultTimeoutSecs;
+        const static int kDefaultTimeoutSecs;
         int _timeoutSecs;
 
         // Methods
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXSocketServer.h b/ixwebsocket/IXSocketServer.h
index 0ccd93d7..fe0f7e28 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXSocketServer.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXSocketServer.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include "IXNetSystem.h"
 #include "IXSelectInterrupt.h"
 #include "IXSocketTLSOptions.h"
-#include "IXWebsocketExport.h"
 #include <atomic>
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <functional>
@@ -49,11 +48,11 @@ namespace ix
         // that inherits from ConnectionState but has its own methods.
         void setConnectionStateFactory(const ConnectionStateFactory& connectionStateFactory);
 
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static int kDefaultPort;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static std::string kDefaultHost;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static int kDefaultTcpBacklog;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static size_t kDefaultMaxConnections;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static int kDefaultAddressFamily;
+        const static int kDefaultPort;
+        const static std::string kDefaultHost;
+        const static int kDefaultTcpBacklog;
+        const static size_t kDefaultMaxConnections;
+        const static int kDefaultAddressFamily;
 
         void start();
         std::pair<bool, std::string> listen();
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketCloseConstants.h b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketCloseConstants.h
index 35ef3886..145777b9 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketCloseConstants.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketCloseConstants.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "IXWebsocketExport.h"
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -14,25 +13,25 @@ namespace ix
 {
     struct WebSocketCloseConstants
     {
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const uint16_t kNormalClosureCode;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const uint16_t kInternalErrorCode;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const uint16_t kAbnormalCloseCode;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const uint16_t kProtocolErrorCode;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const uint16_t kNoStatusCodeErrorCode;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const uint16_t kInvalidFramePayloadData;
+        static const uint16_t kNormalClosureCode;
+        static const uint16_t kInternalErrorCode;
+        static const uint16_t kAbnormalCloseCode;
+        static const uint16_t kProtocolErrorCode;
+        static const uint16_t kNoStatusCodeErrorCode;
+        static const uint16_t kInvalidFramePayloadData;
 
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const std::string kNormalClosureMessage;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const std::string kInternalErrorMessage;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const std::string kAbnormalCloseMessage;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const std::string kPingTimeoutMessage;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const std::string kProtocolErrorMessage;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const std::string kNoStatusCodeErrorMessage;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const std::string kProtocolErrorReservedBitUsed;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const std::string kProtocolErrorPingPayloadOversized;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const std::string kProtocolErrorCodeControlMessageFragmented;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const std::string kProtocolErrorCodeDataOpcodeOutOfSequence;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const std::string kProtocolErrorCodeContinuationOpCodeOutOfSequence;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const std::string kInvalidFramePayloadDataMessage;
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT static const std::string kInvalidCloseCodeMessage;
+        static const std::string kNormalClosureMessage;
+        static const std::string kInternalErrorMessage;
+        static const std::string kAbnormalCloseMessage;
+        static const std::string kPingTimeoutMessage;
+        static const std::string kProtocolErrorMessage;
+        static const std::string kNoStatusCodeErrorMessage;
+        static const std::string kProtocolErrorReservedBitUsed;
+        static const std::string kProtocolErrorPingPayloadOversized;
+        static const std::string kProtocolErrorCodeControlMessageFragmented;
+        static const std::string kProtocolErrorCodeDataOpcodeOutOfSequence;
+        static const std::string kProtocolErrorCodeContinuationOpCodeOutOfSequence;
+        static const std::string kInvalidFramePayloadDataMessage;
+        static const std::string kInvalidCloseCodeMessage;
     };
 } // namespace ix
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketServer.h b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketServer.h
index d4382c88..6cae6331 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketServer.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketServer.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #include "IXSocketServer.h"
 #include "IXWebSocket.h"
-#include "IXWebsocketExport.h"
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ namespace ix
         void makeBroadcastServer();
         bool listenAndStart();
 
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static int kDefaultHandShakeTimeoutSecs;
+        const static int kDefaultHandShakeTimeoutSecs;
 
         int getHandshakeTimeoutSecs();
         bool isPongEnabled();
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ namespace ix
         std::mutex _clientsMutex;
         std::set<std::shared_ptr<WebSocket>> _clients;
 
-        IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT const static bool kDefaultEnablePong;
+        const static bool kDefaultEnablePong;
 
         // Methods
         virtual void handleConnection(std::unique_ptr<Socket> socket,
diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebsocketExport.h b/ixwebsocket/IXWebsocketExport.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9de83a93..00000000
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebsocketExport.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT_H
-#define IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT_H
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-
-#ifdef IXWEBSOCKET_STATIC_DEFINE 
-   /* Building and using static library */
-#  define IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT
-#  define IXWEBSOCKET_NO_EXPORT
-#else
-#  ifndef IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT
-#    ifdef ixwebsocket_EXPORTS /* Comes from cmake, documented in DEFINE_SYMBOL */
-       /* Building dynamic library */
-#      define IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
-#    else
-        /* Using dynamic library */
-#      define IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT __declspec(dllimport)
-#    endif
-#  endif
-
-#  ifndef IXWEBSOCKET_NO_EXPORT
-#    define IXWEBSOCKET_NO_EXPORT 
-#  endif
-#endif
-
-#else /* _WIN32 */
-
-#  define IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT
-#  define IXWEBSOCKET_NO_EXPORT
-
-#endif /* _WIN32 */
-
-#endif /* IXWEBSOCKET_EXPORT_H */