diff --git a/MagickCore/nt-base-private.h b/MagickCore/nt-base-private.h
index d00b6727ee..3e0fe1dd12 100644
--- a/MagickCore/nt-base-private.h
+++ b/MagickCore/nt-base-private.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #  define getpid  _getpid
 #  define lseek   _lseeki64
 #  define fstat   _fstat64
-#  define sscanf  sscanf_s
 #  define setmode _setmode
 #  define stat    _stat64
 #  define tell    _telli64
diff --git a/MagickCore/paint.c b/MagickCore/paint.c
index 9d93bd1a73..ab43f048d2 100644
--- a/MagickCore/paint.c
+++ b/MagickCore/paint.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 #include "MagickCore/gem-private.h"
 #include "MagickCore/monitor.h"
 #include "MagickCore/monitor-private.h"
-#include "MagickCore/nt-base-private.h"
 #include "MagickCore/option.h"
 #include "MagickCore/paint.h"
 #include "MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h"
@@ -541,7 +540,7 @@ MagickExport MagickBooleanType GradientImage(Image *image,
     gradient->angle=StringToDouble(artifact,(char **) NULL);
   artifact=GetImageArtifact(image,"gradient:vector");
   if (artifact != (const char *) NULL)
-    (void) sscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ ,]%lf%*[ ,]%lf%*[ ,]%lf",
+    (void) MagickSscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ ,]%lf%*[ ,]%lf%*[ ,]%lf",
       &gradient->gradient_vector.x1,&gradient->gradient_vector.y1,
       &gradient->gradient_vector.x2,&gradient->gradient_vector.y2);
   if ((GetImageArtifact(image,"gradient:angle") == (const char *) NULL) &&
@@ -554,7 +553,7 @@ MagickExport MagickBooleanType GradientImage(Image *image,
   gradient->center.y=(double) gradient->gradient_vector.y2/2.0;
   artifact=GetImageArtifact(image,"gradient:center");
   if (artifact != (const char *) NULL)
-    (void) sscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ ,]%lf",&gradient->center.x,
+    (void) MagickSscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ ,]%lf",&gradient->center.x,
       &gradient->center.y);
   artifact=GetImageArtifact(image,"gradient:angle");
   if ((type == LinearGradient) && (artifact != (const char *) NULL))
@@ -614,7 +613,7 @@ MagickExport MagickBooleanType GradientImage(Image *image,
     }
   artifact=GetImageArtifact(image,"gradient:radii");
   if (artifact != (const char *) NULL)
-    (void) sscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ ,]%lf",&gradient->radii.x,
+    (void) MagickSscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ ,]%lf",&gradient->radii.x,
       &gradient->radii.y);
   gradient->radius=MagickMax(gradient->radii.x,gradient->radii.y);
   gradient->spread=method;
diff --git a/MagickCore/property.c b/MagickCore/property.c
index c8548d5dbf..c5350b7eaf 100644
--- a/MagickCore/property.c
+++ b/MagickCore/property.c
@@ -613,13 +613,8 @@ static void Get8BIMProperty(const Image *image,const char *key,
   profile=GetImageProfile(image,"8bim");
   if (profile == (StringInfo *) NULL)
     return;
-#if defined(MAGICKCORE_WINDOWS_SUPPORT) && !defined(__MINGW32__)
-  count=(ssize_t) sscanf(key,"8BIM:%ld,%ld:%1024[^\n]\n%1024[^\n]",&start,&stop,
-    name,(unsigned int) sizeof(name),format,(unsigned int) sizeof(format));
-#else
-  count=(ssize_t) sscanf(key,"8BIM:%ld,%ld:%1024[^\n]\n%1024[^\n]",&start,&stop,
-    name,format);
-#endif
+  count=(ssize_t) MagickSscanf(key,"8BIM:%ld,%ld:%1024[^\n]\n%1024[^\n]",
+    &start,&stop,name,format);
   if ((count != 2) && (count != 3) && (count != 4))
     return;
   if (count < 4)
diff --git a/MagickCore/string-private.h b/MagickCore/string-private.h
index 76b1b439bf..bd3fc9f012 100644
--- a/MagickCore/string-private.h
+++ b/MagickCore/string-private.h
@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/* Custom implementation so we can use sscanf without defining _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS */
+inline int MagickSscanf(const char* buffer,const char* format, ...)
+{
+  int
+    ret;
+
+  va_list
+    args;
+  va_start(args,format);
+  #pragma warning(push)
+  #pragma warning(disable:4996)
+  ret=vsscanf(buffer,format,args);
+  #pragma warning(pop)
+  va_end(args);
+  return(ret);
+}
+
 static inline double SiPrefixToDoubleInterval(const char *string,
   const double interval)
 {
diff --git a/MagickCore/vision.c b/MagickCore/vision.c
index 147149b4a7..b7a9eeaba2 100644
--- a/MagickCore/vision.c
+++ b/MagickCore/vision.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
 #include "MagickCore/montage.h"
 #include "MagickCore/morphology.h"
 #include "MagickCore/morphology-private.h"
-#include "MagickCore/nt-base-private.h"
 #include "MagickCore/opencl-private.h"
 #include "MagickCore/paint.h"
 #include "MagickCore/pixel-accessor.h"
@@ -1122,7 +1121,7 @@ MagickExport Image *ConnectedComponentsImage(const Image *image,
       /*
         Merge any object not within the min and max area threshold.
       */
-      (void) sscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
+      (void) MagickSscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
       for (i=0; i < (ssize_t) component_image->colors; i++)
         if (((object[i].area < min_threshold) ||
              (object[i].area >= max_threshold)) && (i != background_id))
@@ -1290,7 +1289,7 @@ MagickExport Image *ConnectedComponentsImage(const Image *image,
       /*
         Merge any object not within the min and max perimeter threshold.
       */
-      (void) sscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
+      (void) MagickSscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
       metrics[++n]="perimeter";
       PerimeterThreshold(component_image,object,n,exception);
       for (i=0; i < (ssize_t) component_image->colors; i++)
@@ -1304,7 +1303,7 @@ MagickExport Image *ConnectedComponentsImage(const Image *image,
       /*
         Merge any object not within the min and max circularity threshold.
       */
-      (void) sscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
+      (void) MagickSscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
       metrics[++n]="circularity";
       CircularityThreshold(component_image,object,n,exception);
       for (i=0; i < (ssize_t) component_image->colors; i++)
@@ -1318,7 +1317,7 @@ MagickExport Image *ConnectedComponentsImage(const Image *image,
       /*
         Merge any object not within the min and max diameter threshold.
       */
-      (void) sscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
+      (void) MagickSscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
       metrics[++n]="diameter";
       for (i=0; i < (ssize_t) component_image->colors; i++)
       {
@@ -1334,7 +1333,7 @@ MagickExport Image *ConnectedComponentsImage(const Image *image,
       /*
         Merge any object not within the min and max ellipse major threshold.
       */
-      (void) sscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
+      (void) MagickSscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
       metrics[++n]="major-axis";
       MajorAxisThreshold(component_image,object,n,exception);
       for (i=0; i < (ssize_t) component_image->colors; i++)
@@ -1348,7 +1347,7 @@ MagickExport Image *ConnectedComponentsImage(const Image *image,
       /*
         Merge any object not within the min and max ellipse minor threshold.
       */
-      (void) sscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
+      (void) MagickSscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
       metrics[++n]="minor-axis";
       MinorAxisThreshold(component_image,object,n,exception);
       for (i=0; i < (ssize_t) component_image->colors; i++)
@@ -1362,7 +1361,7 @@ MagickExport Image *ConnectedComponentsImage(const Image *image,
       /*
         Merge any object not within the min and max eccentricity threshold.
       */
-      (void) sscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
+      (void) MagickSscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
       metrics[++n]="eccentricity";
       EccentricityThreshold(component_image,object,n,exception);
       for (i=0; i < (ssize_t) component_image->colors; i++)
@@ -1376,7 +1375,7 @@ MagickExport Image *ConnectedComponentsImage(const Image *image,
       /*
         Merge any object not within the min and max ellipse angle threshold.
       */
-      (void) sscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
+      (void) MagickSscanf(artifact,"%lf%*[ -]%lf",&min_threshold,&max_threshold);
       metrics[++n]="angle";
       AngleThreshold(component_image,object,n,exception);
       for (i=0; i < (ssize_t) component_image->colors; i++)
diff --git a/MagickWand/montage.c b/MagickWand/montage.c
index 4cbe025611..66e3032851 100644
--- a/MagickWand/montage.c
+++ b/MagickWand/montage.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "MagickWand/studio.h"
 #include "MagickWand/MagickWand.h"
 #include "MagickWand/mogrify-private.h"
-#include "MagickCore/nt-base-private.h"
 #include "MagickCore/string-private.h"
 
 /*
@@ -1487,7 +1486,7 @@ WandExport MagickBooleanType MontageImageCommand(ImageInfo *image_info,
               ThrowMontageInvalidArgumentException(option,argv[i]);
             first_scene=StringToLong(argv[i]);
             last_scene=first_scene;
-            (void) sscanf(argv[i],"%ld-%ld",&first_scene,&last_scene);
+            (void) MagickSscanf(argv[i],"%ld-%ld",&first_scene,&last_scene);
             break;
           }
         if (LocaleCompare("seed",option+1) == 0)