diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-dir/mrbgem.rake b/mrbgems/mruby-dir/mrbgem.rake
index b31b7cdcc..71ed21cbd 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-dir/mrbgem.rake
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-dir/mrbgem.rake
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ MRuby::Gem::Specification.new('mruby-dir') do |spec|
     # No HAL found - determine appropriate error message or auto-load
     suggested_hal = if ENV['MRUBY_DIR_HAL']
       ENV['MRUBY_DIR_HAL']
-    elsif spec.build.primary_toolchain == 'visualcpp'
-      # Visual C++ on Windows - use native Windows HAL
-      'hal-win-dir'
     elsif spec.for_windows?
       'hal-win-dir'
     elsif RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /linux|darwin|bsd/
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-io/mrbgem.rake b/mrbgems/mruby-io/mrbgem.rake
index 6639b6bd0..6663666df 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-io/mrbgem.rake
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-io/mrbgem.rake
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ MRuby::Gem::Specification.new('mruby-io') do |spec|
   # HAL gems must be explicitly specified in build config (recommended) or via auto-selection below
   spec.build.gems.one? { |g| g.name =~ /^hal-.*-io$/ } or begin
     # No HAL found - determine appropriate error message or auto-load
-    suggested_hal = if spec.build.primary_toolchain == 'visualcpp'
-      # Visual C++ on Windows - use native Windows HAL
-      'hal-win-io'
-    elsif spec.for_windows?
+    suggested_hal = if spec.for_windows?
       'hal-win-io'
     elsif RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /linux|darwin|bsd/
       'hal-posix-io'
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-socket/mrbgem.rake b/mrbgems/mruby-socket/mrbgem.rake
index b077fcc8c..0702f5e0d 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-socket/mrbgem.rake
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-socket/mrbgem.rake
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ MRuby::Gem::Specification.new('mruby-socket') do |spec|
   # HAL gems must be explicitly specified in build config (recommended) or via auto-selection below
   spec.build.gems.one? { |g| g.name =~ /^hal-.*-socket$/ } or begin
     # No HAL found - determine appropriate error message or auto-load
-    suggested_hal = if spec.build.primary_toolchain == 'visualcpp'
-      # Visual C++ on Windows - use native Windows HAL
-      'hal-win-socket'
-    elsif spec.for_windows?
+    suggested_hal = if spec.for_windows?
       'hal-win-socket'
     elsif RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /linux|darwin|bsd/
       'hal-posix-socket'
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-task/mrbgem.rake b/mrbgems/mruby-task/mrbgem.rake
index ea5daea57..7edc62081 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-task/mrbgem.rake
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-task/mrbgem.rake
@@ -10,15 +10,8 @@ MRuby::Gem::Specification.new('mruby-task') do |spec|
   # HAL gems must be explicitly specified in build config (recommended) or via auto-selection below
   spec.build.gems.one? { |g| g.name =~ /^hal-.*-task$/ } or begin
     # No HAL found - determine appropriate error message or auto-load
-    suggested_hal = if spec.build.primary_toolchain == 'visualcpp'
-      # Visual C++ on Windows - use native Windows HAL
-      'hal-win-task'
-    elsif (spec.build.kind_of?(MRuby::CrossBuild) && spec.build.host_target =~ /mingw/) ||
-          spec.cc.command.to_s =~ /mingw/ ||
-          RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /mingw/
-      # MinGW provides POSIX I/O but NOT POSIX signals - use Windows HAL
-      'hal-win-task'
-    elsif spec.for_windows?
+    suggested_hal = if spec.for_windows?
+      # Windows (including MinGW) - use Windows HAL
       'hal-win-task'
     elsif RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /linux|darwin|bsd/
       'hal-posix-task'