diff --git a/external/hamlib/Hamlib_deps_on_Windows.txt b/external/hamlib/Hamlib_deps_on_Windows.txt
index 945019a..763f737 100644
--- a/external/hamlib/Hamlib_deps_on_Windows.txt
+++ b/external/hamlib/Hamlib_deps_on_Windows.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-The Hamlib dependencies on Windows platforms are:
+The Hamlib specific dependencies on Windows platforms are:
 - libwinpthread-1.dll 
-- libusb-1.0.dll
 for both x86 and x64,
 and also
 - libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll for x86 targets only. 
 
-Those dependencies are installed from external/msvc/[x86|x64] dirs.
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+Those dependencies are installed from external/msvc/[x86|x64] dirs.
+
+In addition, Hamlib also uses libusb but since it is a common
+dependency with SoapySDR, it is not included in the external dirs.
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diff --git a/external/msvc/x64/libusb-1.0.dll b/external/msvc/x64/libusb-1.0.dll
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/external/msvc/x86/libusb-1.0.dll b/external/msvc/x86/libusb-1.0.dll
deleted file mode 100644
index a2e99dd..0000000
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