diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f69745a..db50215 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ option(BUILD_VAMP_PLUGIN "Build Vamp plugin" ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
 if (MSVC)
+    # Fix crash on older runtimes: https://github.com/microsoft/STL/wiki/Changelog#vs-2022-1710
+    add_definitions(-D_DISABLE_CONSTEXPR_MUTEX_CONSTRUCTOR)
+    
     # Suppress specific MSVC warnings
     add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
     add_compile_options(
diff --git a/vamp-plugin/LteVampBase.cpp b/vamp-plugin/LteVampBase.cpp
index dac3cc2..7d97320 100644
--- a/vamp-plugin/LteVampBase.cpp
+++ b/vamp-plugin/LteVampBase.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 #include <thread>
 #include <vamp-sdk/PluginAdapter.h>
 
-#ifdef NDEBUG
-#error For some obscure reason, the DLL doesn't get loaded by sonic visualiser when built in Release mode. If you can fix this then please remove this error.
-#endif
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -29,10 +26,6 @@ LteVampBase::LteVampBase(float inputSampleRate)
     , mSampleCount(LTE::FileUtils::ReadFromAppDataFile())
     , mAudioReader(inputSampleRate)
 {
-   // This was an unsuccessfuly attempt to make the plugin work in Sonic
-   // Visualiser also in Release mode. Doesn't work, but let's leave it here to
-   // show that the experiment has already been done.
-   (void*)&vampGetPluginDescriptor;
 }
 
 std::string LteVampBase::getIdentifier() const