Excel deletion limitations

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I have the following code to delete blank lines in my sheet.

Worksheets("sheetname").Range("C:C").Select
Selection.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks).EntireRow.Delete

unfortunately I have over 44,000 rows to go through.
I read that xlCellTypeBlanks has an 8,000 plus limitation

I have tried a loop but it takes approx. 3 minutes to run through and delete the empty/blank cells.

I have searched numerous sites for ideas but with little success.

Does any one have a better idea/method to accomplish this task ???

Thanks for the help.