diff --git a/conda/vs2017/install_activate.bat b/conda/vs2017/install_activate.bat
index 83491a3f0..2ca223ebc 100755
--- a/conda/vs2017/install_activate.bat
+++ b/conda/vs2017/install_activate.bat
@@ -2,27 +2,23 @@ set YEAR=2017
 set VER=15
 
 mkdir "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d"
-COPY "%RECIPE_DIR%\activate.bat" "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+copy "%RECIPE_DIR%\activate.bat" "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
 
-IF "%cross_compiler_target_platform%" == "win-64" (
+if "%cross_compiler_target_platform%" == "win-64" (
   set "target_platform=amd64"
-  echo SET "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR% Win64" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo set "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR% Win64" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
   echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  IF "%VSDEVCMD_ARGS%" == "" (
-    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  ) ELSE (
-    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 %VSDEVCMD_ARGS% >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  if "%VSDEVCMD_ARGS%" == "" (
+    echo call "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  ) else (
+    echo call "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 %VSDEVCMD_ARGS% >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
   )
   echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  ) else (
+) else (
   set "target_platform=x86"
-  echo SET "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo set "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
   echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars32.bat" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  echo popd
-  )
+  echo call "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars32.bat" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+)
 
diff --git a/conda/vs2017/meta.yaml b/conda/vs2017/meta.yaml
index 34f4860ba..1f569525e 100755
--- a/conda/vs2017/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/vs2017/meta.yaml
@@ -19,27 +19,6 @@ outputs:
       # VS 2017 is binary-compatible with VS 2015/vc14.  Tools are "v141".
       strong:
         - vc{{ vcfeature }}
-    run_exports:
-      - vc {{ vcver }}
     about:
       summary: Activation and version verification of MSVC {{ vcver }} (VS {{ vsyear }}) compiler
       license: BSD 3-clause
-  - name: vs{{ vsyear }}_runtime
-    script: install_runtime.bat
-  - name: vc
-    version: {{ vcver }}
-    track_features:
-      - vc{{ vcfeature }}
-    requirements:
-      run:
-        - {{ pin_subpackage('vs' ~ vsyear ~ '_runtime') }}
-    about:
-      home: https://github.com/conda/conda/wiki/VC-features
-      license: Modified BSD License (3-clause)
-      license_family: BSD
-      summary: A meta-package to track VC features.
-      description: |
-          This metapackage is used to activate vc features without
-          depending on Python.
-      doc_url: https://github.com/conda/conda/wiki/VC-features
-      dev_url: https://github.com/conda/conda/wiki/VC-features
diff --git a/conda/vs2019/install_activate.bat b/conda/vs2019/install_activate.bat
index 3c38253aa..8981af80d 100644
--- a/conda/vs2019/install_activate.bat
+++ b/conda/vs2019/install_activate.bat
@@ -2,29 +2,23 @@ set YEAR=2019
 set VER=16
 
 mkdir "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d"
-COPY "%RECIPE_DIR%\activate.bat" "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+copy "%RECIPE_DIR%\activate.bat" "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
 
-IF "%cross_compiler_target_platform%" == "win-64" (
+if "%cross_compiler_target_platform%" == "win-64" (
   set "target_platform=amd64"
-  echo SET "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR% Win64" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo set "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR% Win64" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
   echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  IF "%VSDEVCMD_ARGS%" == "" (
-    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64 >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  ) ELSE (
-    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 %VSDEVCMD_ARGS% >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-    echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64 %VSDEVCMD_ARGS% >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  if "%VSDEVCMD_ARGS%" == "" (
+    echo call "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  ) else (
+    echo call "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 %VSDEVCMD_ARGS% >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
   )
   echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  ) else (
+) else (
   set "target_platform=x86"
-  echo SET "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo set "CMAKE_GENERATOR=Visual Studio %VER% %YEAR%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
   echo pushd "%%VSINSTALLDIR%%" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  echo CALL "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars32.bat" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
-  echo popd
-  )
+  echo call "VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars32.bat" >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+  echo popd >> "%PREFIX%\etc\conda\activate.d\vs%YEAR%_compiler_vars.bat"
+)