diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 182d20c..bf3079b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ stamp-*
 *-stamp
 INSTALL
 caca-config
-# libcaca binaries
-caca/caca_types.h
 # caca-sharp binaries
 caca-sharp/*.dll
 caca-sharp/*.config
diff --git a/caca/Makefile.am b/caca/Makefile.am
index 2068082..0d704c9 100644
--- a/caca/Makefile.am
+++ b/caca/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
-EXTRA_DIST = caca_types.h.in caca.pc.in \
+EXTRA_DIST = caca.pc.in \
              mono9.data monobold12.data \
              libcaca.vcproj libcaca.def
-DISTCLEANFILES = caca_types.h caca.pc
+DISTCLEANFILES = caca.pc
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -DPLUGINDIR=\"$(plugindir)\"
 
diff --git a/caca/caca_types.h.in b/caca/caca_types.h
similarity index 60%
rename from caca/caca_types.h.in
rename to caca/caca_types.h
index 11d34ab..7abcc17 100644
--- a/caca/caca_types.h.in
+++ b/caca/caca_types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  libcaca       Colour ASCII-Art library
  *  libcaca       Colour ASCII-Art library
  *  Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
  *                All Rights Reserved
@@ -18,57 +17,50 @@
 #ifndef __CACA_TYPES_H__
 #define __CACA_TYPES_H__
 
-#ifndef CACA_TYPES
-#   define CACA_TYPES @CACA_TYPES@
-#endif
-
-/* mode 1: standard <stdint.h> header is present, just include it */
-#if CACA_TYPES == 1
+#if !defined _MSC_VER
+    /* FIXME: we should detect platforms with <inttypes.h> and no <stdint.h> */
 #   include <stdint.h>
 #   include <unistd.h>
-
-/* mode 2: standard <inttypes.h> header is present, just include it */
-#elif CACA_TYPES == 2
-#   include <inttypes.h>
-#   include <unistd.h>
-
-/* mode 3: Win32, only (u)intptr_t is present */
-#elif CACA_TYPES == 3
-#include <windows.h>
-
-typedef signed char int8_t;
-typedef signed short int16_t;
-typedef signed int int32_t;
-typedef signed long long int int64_t;
-
-typedef unsigned char uint8_t;
-typedef unsigned short uint16_t;
-typedef unsigned int uint32_t;
-typedef unsigned long long int uint64_t;
-
-typedef int ssize_t;
-typedef unsigned int size_t;
-
-/* mode 4: Win64, only (u)intptr_t and size_t are present */
-#elif CACA_TYPES == 4
-#include <windows.h>
-
-typedef signed char int8_t;
-typedef signed short int16_t;
-typedef signed int int32_t;
-typedef signed long long int int64_t;
-
-typedef unsigned char uint8_t;
-typedef unsigned short uint16_t;
-typedef unsigned int uint32_t;
-typedef unsigned long long int uint64_t;
-
-typedef int ssize_t;
+#else
+#   if _MSC_VER >= 1600
+        /* Visual Studio 2010 and later */
+#       include <stdint.h>
+#   else
+#       include <windows.h>
+#       if _MSC_VER >= 1300
+            typedef signed __int8 int8_t;
+            typedef signed __int16 int16_t;
+            typedef signed __int32 int32_t;
+            typedef signed __int64 int64_t;
+            typedef unsigned __int8 uint8_t;
+            typedef unsigned __int16 uint16_t;
+            typedef unsigned __int32 uint32_t;
+            typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
+#       else
+            typedef signed char int8_t;
+            typedef signed short int16_t;
+            typedef signed int int32_t;
+            typedef signed long long int int64_t;
+            typedef unsigned char uint8_t;
+            typedef unsigned short uint16_t;
+            typedef unsigned int uint32_t;
+            typedef unsigned long long int uint64_t;
+#       endif
+#       if defined _WIN64
+            /* Win64, only (u)intptr_t and size_t are present */
+            typedef int ssize_t;
+#       else
+            /* Win32, only (u)intptr_t is present */
+            typedef int ssize_t;
+            typedef unsigned int size_t;
+#       endif
+#   endif
+#endif
 
 /* fallback: nothing is known, we assume the platform is 32-bit and
  * sizeof(long) == sizeof(void *). We don't typedef directly because we
  * have no idea what other typedefs have already been made. */
-#else
+#if 0
 typedef signed char _caca_int8_t;
 typedef signed short _caca_int16_t;
 typedef signed long int _caca_int32_t;
@@ -81,7 +73,6 @@ typedef signed long long int _caca_int64_t;
 #   define int32_t _caca_int32_t
 #   undef int64_t
 #   define int64_t _caca_int64_t
-
 typedef unsigned char _caca_uint8_t;
 typedef unsigned short _caca_uint16_t;
 typedef unsigned long int _caca_uint32_t;
@@ -94,21 +85,19 @@ typedef unsigned long long int _caca_uint64_t;
 #   define uint32_t _caca_uint32_t
 #   undef uint64_t
 #   define uint64_t _caca_uint64_t
-
 typedef long int _caca_intptr_t;
 typedef unsigned long int _caca_uintptr_t;
 #   undef intptr_t
 #   define intptr_t _caca_intptr_t
 #   undef uintptr_t
 #   define uintptr_t _caca_uintptr_t
-
 typedef int _caca_ssize_t;
 typedef unsigned int _caca_size_t;
 #   undef ssize_t
 #   define ssize_t _caca_ssize_t
 #   undef size_t
 #   define size_t _caca_size_t
-
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __CACA_TYPES_H__ */
+
diff --git a/caca/libcaca.vcproj b/caca/libcaca.vcproj
index 0d5e4a6..3eea577 100644
--- a/caca/libcaca.vcproj
+++ b/caca/libcaca.vcproj
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
 			>
 		</File>
 		<File
-			RelativePath="..\win32\caca_types.h"
+			RelativePath="caca_types.h"
 			>
 		</File>
 		<File
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5e262b0..7db0654 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -369,21 +369,6 @@ AC_SUBST(X11_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(GL_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GL_LIBS)
 
-# How to get the C99 types. See caca/caca_types.h.in for details about
-# the CACA_TYPES variable
-if test "${ac_cv_my_have_kernel}" = "yes"; then
-  CACA_TYPES=0
-else
-  AC_CHECK_HEADERS(stdint.h,
-    [CACA_TYPES=1],
-    [AC_CHECK_HEADERS(inttypes.h,
-      [CACA_TYPES=2],
-      [AC_CHECK_HEADERS(windows.h,
-        [CACA_TYPES=3],
-        [CACA_TYPES=0])])])
-fi
-AC_SUBST(CACA_TYPES)
-
 # Optimizations
 CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -g -O2 -fno-strength-reduce -fomit-frame-pointer"
 # Code qui fait des warnings == code de porc == deux baffes dans ta gueule
@@ -579,7 +564,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
   win32/Makefile
 ])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
-  caca/caca_types.h
   caca/caca.pc
   caca-sharp/caca-sharp.dll.config
   cxx/caca++.pc
diff --git a/win32/Makefile.am b/win32/Makefile.am
index 986b3ad..00cfe3b 100644
--- a/win32/Makefile.am
+++ b/win32/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 
-EXTRA_DIST = config.h caca_types.h
+EXTRA_DIST = config.h
 
diff --git a/win32/caca_types.h b/win32/caca_types.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d2201da..0000000
--- a/win32/caca_types.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#if defined _WIN64
-#   define CACA_TYPES 4
-#else
-#   define CACA_TYPES 3
-#endif
-#include "../caca/caca_types.h.in"
\ No newline at end of file