diff --git a/src/core/utils.hpp b/src/core/utils.hpp
index 8a7ca3ccb..7e76f1d6b 100644
--- a/src/core/utils.hpp
+++ b/src/core/utils.hpp
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ std::wstring ExpandUserFromString(const wchar_t* path, size_t path_len);
 
 bool GetExecutablePath(std::string* exe_path);
 #ifdef _WIN32
-bool GetExecutablePathW(std::wstring* exe_path);
+bool GetExecutablePath(std::wstring* exe_path);
 #endif
 
 void SetExecutablePath(const std::string& exe_path);
 #ifdef _WIN32
-void SetExecutablePathW(const std::wstring& exe_path);
+void SetExecutablePath(const std::wstring& exe_path);
 #endif
 
 bool Net_ipv6works();
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ ssize_t ReadFileToBuffer(const std::string& path, char* buf, size_t buf_len);
 ssize_t WriteFileWithBuffer(const std::string& path, const char* buf, size_t buf_len);
 PlatformFile OpenReadFile(const std::string &path);
 #ifdef _WIN32
-PlatformFile OpenReadFileW(const std::wstring& path);
+PlatformFile OpenReadFile(const std::wstring& path);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_TCMALLOC
diff --git a/src/core/utils_win.cpp b/src/core/utils_win.cpp
index 6686b34b9..ba4b4f170 100644
--- a/src/core/utils_win.cpp
+++ b/src/core/utils_win.cpp
@@ -658,29 +658,17 @@ bool IsWindowsVersionBNOrGreater(int wMajorVersion,
 static std::string main_exe_path = "UNKNOWN";
 
 bool GetExecutablePath(std::string* exe_path) {
-  DWORD len;
+  std::wstring wexe_path;
   exe_path->clear();
-  // Windows XP:  The string is truncated to nSize characters and is not
-  // null-terminated.
-  exe_path->resize(_MAX_PATH + 1, '\0');
-  len = ::GetModuleFileNameA(nullptr, const_cast<char*>(exe_path->data()),
-                             _MAX_PATH);
-  exe_path->resize(len);
-
-  // A zero return value indicates a failure other than insufficient space.
-
-  // Insufficient space is determined by a return value equal to the size of
-  // the buffer passed in.
-  if (len == 0 || len == _MAX_PATH) {
-    PLOG(WARNING) << "Internal error: GetModuleFileNameA failed";
-    *exe_path = main_exe_path;
+  if (!GetExecutablePath(&wexe_path)) {
     return false;
   }
+  *exe_path = SysWideToUTF8(wexe_path);
 
   return true;
 }
 
-bool GetExecutablePathW(std::wstring* exe_path) {
+bool GetExecutablePath(std::wstring* exe_path) {
   DWORD len;
   exe_path->clear();
   // Windows XP:  The string is truncated to nSize characters and is not
@@ -688,6 +676,9 @@ bool GetExecutablePathW(std::wstring* exe_path) {
   exe_path->resize(_MAX_PATH + 1, L'\0');
   len = ::GetModuleFileNameW(nullptr, const_cast<wchar_t*>(exe_path->data()),
                              _MAX_PATH);
+  // If the function succeeds, the return value is the length of the string
+  // that is copied to the buffer, in characters,
+  // not including the terminating null character.
   exe_path->resize(len);
 
   // A zero return value indicates a failure other than insufficient space.
@@ -711,7 +702,7 @@ void SetExecutablePath(const std::string& exe_path) {
   absl::flags_internal::SetProgramInvocationName(new_exe_path);
 }
 
-void SetExecutablePathW(const std::wstring& exe_path) {
+void SetExecutablePath(const std::wstring& exe_path) {
   main_exe_path = SysWideToUTF8(exe_path);
 
   std::string new_exe_path;
@@ -763,7 +754,7 @@ PlatformFile OpenReadFile(const std::string &path) {
                        FILE_SHARE_READ, nullptr, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, nullptr);
 }
 
-PlatformFile OpenReadFileW(const std::wstring &path) {
+PlatformFile OpenReadFile(const std::wstring &path) {
   return ::CreateFileW(path.c_str(), GENERIC_READ,
                        FILE_SHARE_READ, nullptr, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, nullptr);
 }
diff --git a/src/i18n/icu_util.cpp b/src/i18n/icu_util.cpp
index e648143c4..27710327e 100644
--- a/src/i18n/icu_util.cpp
+++ b/src/i18n/icu_util.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ wchar_t g_debug_icu_pf_filename[_MAX_PATH];
 // No need to change the filename in multiple places (gyp files, windows
 // build pkg configurations, etc). 'l' stands for Little Endian.
 // This variable is exported through the header file.
+#ifdef _WIN32
+const wchar_t kIcuDataFileName[] = L"icudtl.dat";
+#else
 const char kIcuDataFileName[] = "icudtl.dat";
+#endif
 
 // Time zone data loading.
 
@@ -111,16 +115,12 @@ void LazyInitIcuDataFile() {
 #endif  // !defined(__APPLE__)
 #else // 0
 #ifdef _WIN32
-  std::wstring exe_path;
-  CHECK(GetExecutablePathW(&exe_path));
-  std::filesystem::path exe_dir = std::filesystem::path(exe_path).parent_path();
-  std::wstring data_path = exe_dir / SysUTF8ToWide(kIcuDataFileName);
-  PlatformFile pf = OpenReadFileW(data_path);
+  std::wstring exe_path, data_path;
 #else // _WIN32
-  std::string exe_path;
+  std::string exe_path, data_path;
+#endif // _WIN32
   CHECK(GetExecutablePath(&exe_path));
   std::filesystem::path exe_dir = std::filesystem::path(exe_path).parent_path();
-  std::string data_path;
   PlatformFile pf = kInvalidPlatformFile;
 #ifdef __APPLE__
   data_path = exe_dir.parent_path() / "Resources" / kIcuDataFileName;
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ void LazyInitIcuDataFile() {
     data_path = exe_dir / kIcuDataFileName;
     pf = OpenReadFile(data_path);
   }
-#endif // _WIN32
 #endif // 0
   if (pf != kInvalidPlatformFile) {
     // TODO(brucedawson): http://crbug.com/445616.
diff --git a/src/win32/utils_win.cpp b/src/win32/utils_win.cpp
index 319253671..4fcf6f84f 100644
--- a/src/win32/utils_win.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/utils_win.cpp
@@ -761,8 +761,8 @@ static std::wstring GetAutoStartCmdline() {
   std::wstring cmdline;
 
   /* turn on auto start  */
-  if (!GetExecutablePathW(&cmdline)) {
-    LOG(FATAL) << "GetExecutablePathW failed";
+  if (!GetExecutablePath(&cmdline)) {
+    LOG(FATAL) << "GetExecutablePath failed";
   }
 
   ss << L"\"" << cmdline << L"\" --background";