diff --git a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproxj.lua b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproxj.lua
index cd1eb28e..ad31ce14 100644
--- a/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproxj.lua
+++ b/src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproxj.lua
@@ -174,9 +174,11 @@ local vs10_helpers = premake.vstudio.vs10_helpers
 	end
 
 	local function incremental_link(cfg,cfginfo)
-		_p(2,'<LinkIncremental '..if_config_and_platform() ..'>%s</LinkIncremental>'
+		if cfg.kind ~= "StaticLib" then
+			_p(2,'<LinkIncremental '..if_config_and_platform() ..'>%s</LinkIncremental>'
 					,premake.esc(cfginfo.name)
 					,tostring(premake.config.should_link_incrementally(cfg)))
+		end
 	end
 		
 		
diff --git a/tests/actions/vstudio/test_vs2010_project_kinds.lua b/tests/actions/vstudio/test_vs2010_project_kinds.lua
index 5cf95b36..e2bc1a67 100644
--- a/tests/actions/vstudio/test_vs2010_project_kinds.lua
+++ b/tests/actions/vstudio/test_vs2010_project_kinds.lua
@@ -21,14 +21,7 @@
 		buffer = io.endcapture()
 		return buffer
 	end
-	--incorrect assumption
-	--[[
-	function vs10_project_kinds.staticLib_doesNotContainLinkSection()
-		kind "StaticLib"
-		local buffer = get_buffer()
-		test.string_does_not_contain(buffer,'<Link>.*</Link>')
-	end
-	--]]
+
 		
 	function vs10_project_kinds.staticLib_containsLibSection()
 		kind "StaticLib"
@@ -40,13 +33,7 @@
 		local buffer = get_buffer()
 		test.string_contains(buffer,'<Lib>.*<OutputFile>.*MyProject.lib.*</OutputFile>.*</Lib>')
 	end
-	--[[
-	function vs10_project_kinds.sharedLib_fail_asIDoNotKnowWhatItShouldLookLike_printsTheBufferSoICanCompare()
-		kind "SharedLib"
-		local buffer = get_buffer()
-		test.string_contains(buffer,'youWillNotFindThis')
-	end
-	--]]
+
 		
 	--[[
 check OutDir in debug it is showing "."
@@ -124,15 +111,11 @@ shared lib missing  <ImportLibrary>???</ImportLibrary> in link section when noIn
 		test.string_contains(buffer,'<PropertyGroup>.*<IgnoreImportLibrary.*true</IgnoreImportLibrary>.*</PropertyGroup>')
 	end
 	
-	--behaviour changed so that is is set one way or the other
-	--[[
 	function vs10_project_kinds.staticLib_doesNotContainLinkIncremental()
 		kind "StaticLib"
-		flags  {"Symbols"}
 		local buffer = get_buffer()
 		test.string_does_not_contain(buffer,'<LinkIncremental.*</LinkIncremental>')
 	end
-	--]]
 	
 	function vs10_project_kinds.sharedLib_withoutOptimisation_linkIncrementalValueIsTrue()
 		kind "SharedLib"