diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 6b58072f68..0ebe2ecdc0 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def GetVisualStudioCompilerAndVersion():
         # VisualStudioVersion environment variable should be set by the
         # Visual Studio Command Prompt.
         match = re.search(
-            "(\d+).(\d+)",
+            r"(\d+)\.(\d+)",
             os.environ.get("VisualStudioVersion", ""))
         if match:
             return (msvcCompiler, tuple(int(v) for v in match.groups()))
diff --git a/plugin/al/usdtransaction/CMakeLists.txt b/plugin/al/usdtransaction/CMakeLists.txt
index f11f042111..c6894cf523 100644
--- a/plugin/al/usdtransaction/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugin/al/usdtransaction/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ foreach(INPUT_FILE ${PY_INIT_FILES})
   get_filename_component(OUTPUT_PATH ${OUTPUT_FILE} DIRECTORY)
   install(FILES
         ${INPUT_FILE}  # .py files
-        ${INPUT_FILE}c # .pyc files
       DESTINATION ${OUTPUT_PATH}
   )
 endforeach()