diff --git a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
index 5884a0447a..ed979de023 100644
--- a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ endif()
 target_link_libraries(rpcs3 xxhash)
 
 if(WIN32)
-	target_link_libraries(rpcs3 ws2_32.lib Winmm.lib Psapi.lib gdi32.lib VKstatic.1 glslang OSDependent OGLCompiler SPIRV HLSL setupapi.lib hidapi-hid Shlwapi.lib)
+	target_link_libraries(rpcs3 ws2_32.lib Winmm.lib Psapi.lib gdi32.lib glslang OSDependent OGLCompiler SPIRV HLSL setupapi.lib hidapi-hid Shlwapi.lib)
 	if(NOT MSVC)
 		target_link_libraries(rpcs3 ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES} opengl32.lib glu32.lib)
 	else()
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h
index dc28f89613..77a8c89d65 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include <thread>
 #include <atomic>
 
-#pragma comment(lib, "VKstatic.1.lib")
-
 namespace vk
 {
 	using vertex_cache = rsx::vertex_cache::default_vertex_cache<rsx::vertex_cache::uploaded_range<VkFormat>, VkFormat>;
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
index 6172144f39..254ddc0ac2 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.vcxproj
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>gdi32.lib;..\hidapi.lib;winmm.lib;OpenAL.lib;XAudio.lib;D3D12GSRender.lib;GLGSRender.lib;shlwapi.lib;VKGSRender.lib;VKstatic.1.lib;glslang.lib;OSDependent.lib;OGLCompiler.lib;SPIRV.lib;HLSL.lib;Advapi32.lib;user32.lib;zlib.lib;..\libpng.lib;asmjit.lib;yaml-cpp.lib;discord-rpc.lib;emucore.lib;dxgi.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\qtmain.lib;shell32.lib;opengl32.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5OpenGL.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Widgets.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Gui.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Qml.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Network.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Core.lib;Qt5Core.lib;Qt5Gui.lib;Qt5Widgets.lib;Qt5WinExtras.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>gdi32.lib;..\hidapi.lib;winmm.lib;OpenAL.lib;XAudio.lib;D3D12GSRender.lib;GLGSRender.lib;shlwapi.lib;VKGSRender.lib;vulkan-1.lib;glslang.lib;OSDependent.lib;OGLCompiler.lib;SPIRV.lib;HLSL.lib;Advapi32.lib;user32.lib;zlib.lib;..\libpng.lib;asmjit.lib;yaml-cpp.lib;discord-rpc.lib;emucore.lib;dxgi.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\qtmain.lib;shell32.lib;opengl32.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5OpenGL.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Widgets.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Gui.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Qml.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Network.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Core.lib;Qt5Core.lib;Qt5Gui.lib;Qt5Widgets.lib;Qt5WinExtras.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(VULKAN_SDK)\Lib;..\3rdparty\OpenAL\libs\Win64;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\hlsl\Release;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\SPIRV\Release;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\OGLCompilersDLL\Release;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\glslang\OSDependent\Windows\Release;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\glslang\Release;..\lib\$(CONFIGURATION)-$(PLATFORM);..\3rdparty\minidx12\Lib;..\3rdparty\discord-rpc\lib;$(QTDIR)\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <AdditionalOptions>"/MANIFESTDEPENDENCY:type='win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*' processorArchitecture='*'" %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>true</DataExecutionPrevention>
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>gdi32.lib;..\hidapi.lib;winmm.lib;OpenAL.lib;XAudio.lib;D3D12GSRender.lib;GLGSRender.lib;shlwapi.lib;VKGSRender.lib;VKstatic.1.lib;glslang.lib;OSDependent.lib;OGLCompiler.lib;SPIRV.lib;HLSL.lib;Advapi32.lib;user32.lib;zlib.lib;..\libpng.lib;asmjit.lib;yaml-cpp.lib;discord-rpc.lib;emucore.lib;dxgi.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\qtmain.lib;shell32.lib;opengl32.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5OpenGL.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Widgets.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Gui.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Qml.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Network.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Core.lib;Qt5Core.lib;Qt5Gui.lib;Qt5Widgets.lib;Qt5WinExtras.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>gdi32.lib;..\hidapi.lib;winmm.lib;OpenAL.lib;XAudio.lib;D3D12GSRender.lib;GLGSRender.lib;shlwapi.lib;VKGSRender.lib;vulkan-1.lib;glslang.lib;OSDependent.lib;OGLCompiler.lib;SPIRV.lib;HLSL.lib;Advapi32.lib;user32.lib;zlib.lib;..\libpng.lib;asmjit.lib;yaml-cpp.lib;discord-rpc.lib;emucore.lib;dxgi.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\qtmain.lib;shell32.lib;opengl32.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5OpenGL.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Widgets.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Gui.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Qml.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Network.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Core.lib;Qt5Core.lib;Qt5Gui.lib;Qt5Widgets.lib;Qt5WinExtras.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(VULKAN_SDK)\Lib;..\3rdparty\OpenAL\libs\Win64;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\hlsl\Release;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\SPIRV\Release;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\OGLCompilersDLL\Release;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\glslang\OSDependent\Windows\Release;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\glslang\Release;..\lib\$(CONFIGURATION)-$(PLATFORM);..\3rdparty\minidx12\Lib;..\3rdparty\discord-rpc\lib;$(QTDIR)\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <AdditionalOptions>"/MANIFESTDEPENDENCY:type='win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*' processorArchitecture='*'" %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>true</DataExecutionPrevention>
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
       <ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(IntDir)vc$(PlatformToolsetVersion).pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>gdi32.lib;..\hidapi.lib;winmm.lib;OpenAL.lib;XAudio.lib;D3D12GSRender.lib;GLGSRender.lib;shlwapi.lib;VKGSRender.lib;VKstatic.1.lib;glslangd.lib;OSDependentd.lib;OGLCompilerd.lib;SPIRVd.lib;HLSLd.lib;Advapi32.lib;user32.lib;zlib.lib;..\libpng.lib;asmjit.lib;yaml-cpp.lib;discord-rpc.lib;emucore.lib;dxgi.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\qtmaind.lib;shell32.lib;opengl32.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5OpenGLd.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Widgetsd.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Guid.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Qmld.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Networkd.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Cored.lib;Qt5Cored.lib;Qt5Guid.lib;Qt5Widgetsd.lib;Qt5WinExtrasd.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>gdi32.lib;..\hidapi.lib;winmm.lib;OpenAL.lib;XAudio.lib;D3D12GSRender.lib;GLGSRender.lib;shlwapi.lib;VKGSRender.lib;vulkan-1.lib;glslangd.lib;OSDependentd.lib;OGLCompilerd.lib;SPIRVd.lib;HLSLd.lib;Advapi32.lib;user32.lib;zlib.lib;..\libpng.lib;asmjit.lib;yaml-cpp.lib;discord-rpc.lib;emucore.lib;dxgi.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\qtmaind.lib;shell32.lib;opengl32.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5OpenGLd.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Widgetsd.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Guid.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Qmld.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Networkd.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Cored.lib;Qt5Cored.lib;Qt5Guid.lib;Qt5Widgetsd.lib;Qt5WinExtrasd.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(VULKAN_SDK)\Lib;..\3rdparty\OpenAL\libs\Win64;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\hlsl\Debug;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\SPIRV\Debug;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\OGLCompilersDLL\Debug;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\glslang\OSDependent\Windows\Debug;..\Vulkan\glslang-build\glslang\Debug;..\3rdparty\minidx12\Lib;..\3rdparty\discord-rpc\lib;..\lib\$(CONFIGURATION)-$(PLATFORM);$(QTDIR)\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <AdditionalOptions>"/MANIFESTDEPENDENCY:type='win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*' processorArchitecture='*'" %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>true</DataExecutionPrevention>
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
       <ProgramDataBaseFileName>$(IntDir)vc$(PlatformToolsetVersion).pdb</ProgramDataBaseFileName>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>..\hidapi.lib;winmm.lib;OpenAL.lib;XAudio.lib;D3D12GSRender.lib;GLGSRender.lib;shlwapi.lib;VKGSRender.lib;VKstatic.1.lib;glslangd.lib;OSDependentd.lib;OGLCompilerd.lib;SPIRVd.lib;HLSLd.lib;Advapi32.lib;user32.lib;zlib.lib;..\libpng.lib;asmjit.lib;yaml-cpp.lib;discord-rpc.lib;emucore.lib;dxgi.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\qtmaind.lib;shell32.lib;opengl32.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5OpenGLd.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Widgetsd.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Guid.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Qmld.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Networkd.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Cored.lib;Qt5Cored.lib;Qt5Guid.lib;Qt5Widgetsd.lib;Qt5WinExtrasd.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>..\hidapi.lib;winmm.lib;OpenAL.lib;XAudio.lib;D3D12GSRender.lib;GLGSRender.lib;shlwapi.lib;VKGSRender.lib;vulkan-1.lib;glslangd.lib;OSDependentd.lib;OGLCompilerd.lib;SPIRVd.lib;HLSLd.lib;Advapi32.lib;user32.lib;zlib.lib;..\libpng.lib;asmjit.lib;yaml-cpp.lib;discord-rpc.lib;emucore.lib;dxgi.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\qtmaind.lib;shell32.lib;opengl32.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5OpenGLd.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Widgetsd.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Guid.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Qmld.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Networkd.lib;$(QTDIR)\lib\Qt5Cored.lib;Qt5Cored.lib;Qt5Guid.lib;Qt5Widgetsd.lib;Qt5WinExtrasd.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
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