diff --git a/gio/win32/gwinhttpvfs.c b/gio/win32/gwinhttpvfs.c
index 084da2f05..a0f747e85 100644
--- a/gio/win32/gwinhttpvfs.c
+++ b/gio/win32/gwinhttpvfs.c
@@ -40,12 +40,23 @@ static GWinHttpDllFuncs funcs;
 static void
 lookup_funcs (void)
 {
-  HMODULE winhttp;
+  HMODULE winhttp = NULL;
+  char winhttp_dll[MAX_PATH + 100];
+  int n;
 
   if (lookup_done)
     return;
 
-  winhttp = LoadLibrary ("winhttp.dll");
+  n = GetSystemDirectory (winhttp_dll, MAX_PATH);
+  if (n > 0 && n < MAX_PATH)
+    {
+        if (winhttp_dll[n-1] != '\\' &&
+            winhttp_dll[n-1] != '/')
+            strcat (winhttp_dll, "\\");
+        strcat (winhttp_dll, "winhttp.dll");
+        winhttp = LoadLibrary (winhttp_dll);
+    }
+
   if (winhttp != NULL)
     {
       funcs.pWinHttpCloseHandle = (BOOL (WINAPI *) (HINTERNET)) GetProcAddress (winhttp, "WinHttpCloseHandle");
diff --git a/glib/gutils.c b/glib/gutils.c
index 7dc889d75..a5794e681 100644
--- a/glib/gutils.c
+++ b/glib/gutils.c
@@ -2277,13 +2277,15 @@ load_user_special_dirs (void)
 						    HANDLE hToken,
 						    PWSTR *ppszPath);
   t_SHGetKnownFolderPath p_SHGetKnownFolderPath;
+
   static const GUID FOLDERID_Downloads =
     { 0x374de290, 0x123f, 0x4565, { 0x91, 0x64, 0x39, 0xc4, 0x92, 0x5e, 0x46, 0x7b } };
   static const GUID FOLDERID_Public =
     { 0xDFDF76A2, 0xC82A, 0x4D63, { 0x90, 0x6A, 0x56, 0x44, 0xAC, 0x45, 0x73, 0x85 } };
+
   wchar_t *wcp;
 
-  p_SHGetKnownFolderPath = (t_SHGetKnownFolderPath) GetProcAddress (LoadLibrary ("shell32.dll"),
+  p_SHGetKnownFolderPath = (t_SHGetKnownFolderPath) GetProcAddress (GetModuleHandle ("shell32.dll"),
 								    "SHGetKnownFolderPath");
 
   g_user_special_dirs[G_USER_DIRECTORY_DESKTOP] = get_special_folder (CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY);
@@ -2609,7 +2611,7 @@ get_module_for_address (gconstpointer address)
   if (!beenhere)
     {
       p_GetModuleHandleExA =
-	(t_GetModuleHandleExA) GetProcAddress (LoadLibrary ("kernel32.dll"),
+	(t_GetModuleHandleExA) GetProcAddress (GetModuleHandle ("kernel32.dll"),
 					       "GetModuleHandleExA");
       beenhere = TRUE;
     }
diff --git a/glib/win_iconv.c b/glib/win_iconv.c
index 416568aa0..bd7b634b5 100644
--- a/glib/win_iconv.c
+++ b/glib/win_iconv.c
@@ -706,10 +706,20 @@ static RFC1766TOLCIDA Rfc1766ToLcidA;
 static int
 load_mlang()
 {
-    HMODULE h;
+    HMODULE h = NULL;
+    char mlang_dll[MAX_PATH + 100];
+    int n;
     if (ConvertINetString != NULL)
         return TRUE;
-    h = LoadLibrary("mlang.dll");
+    n = GetSystemDirectory(mlang_dll, MAX_PATH);
+    if (n > 0 && n < MAX_PATH)
+    {
+        if (mlang_dll[n-1] != '\\' &&
+            mlang_dll[n-1] != '/')
+            strcat(mlang_dll, "\\");
+        strcat(mlang_dll, "mlang.dll");
+        h = LoadLibrary(mlang_dll);
+    }
     if (!h)
         return FALSE;
     ConvertINetString = (CONVERTINETSTRING)GetProcAddress(h, "ConvertINetString");
diff --git a/gmodule/gmodule-win32.c b/gmodule/gmodule-win32.c
index 98d3fb9c6..439fb5d0f 100644
--- a/gmodule/gmodule-win32.c
+++ b/gmodule/gmodule-win32.c
@@ -110,45 +110,22 @@ _g_module_close (gpointer handle,
 static gpointer
 find_in_any_module_using_toolhelp (const gchar *symbol_name)
 {
-  typedef HANDLE (WINAPI *PFNCREATETOOLHELP32SNAPSHOT)(DWORD, DWORD);
-  static PFNCREATETOOLHELP32SNAPSHOT pfnCreateToolhelp32Snapshot = NULL;
-
-  typedef BOOL (WINAPI *PFNMODULE32FIRST)(HANDLE, MODULEENTRY32*);
-  static PFNMODULE32FIRST pfnModule32First= NULL;
-
-  typedef BOOL (WINAPI *PFNMODULE32NEXT)(HANDLE, MODULEENTRY32*);
-  static PFNMODULE32NEXT pfnModule32Next = NULL;
-
-  static HMODULE kernel32;
-
   HANDLE snapshot; 
   MODULEENTRY32 me32;
 
   gpointer p;
 
-  if (!pfnCreateToolhelp32Snapshot || !pfnModule32First || !pfnModule32Next)
-    {
-      if (!kernel32)
-	if (!(kernel32 = GetModuleHandle ("kernel32.dll")))
-	  return NULL;
-
-      if (!(pfnCreateToolhelp32Snapshot = (PFNCREATETOOLHELP32SNAPSHOT) GetProcAddress (kernel32, "CreateToolhelp32Snapshot"))
-	  || !(pfnModule32First = (PFNMODULE32FIRST) GetProcAddress (kernel32, "Module32First"))
-	  || !(pfnModule32Next = (PFNMODULE32NEXT) GetProcAddress (kernel32, "Module32Next")))
-	return NULL;
-    }
-
-  if ((snapshot = (*pfnCreateToolhelp32Snapshot) (TH32CS_SNAPMODULE, 0)) == (HANDLE) -1)
+  if ((snapshot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot (TH32CS_SNAPMODULE, 0)) == (HANDLE) -1)
     return NULL;
 
   me32.dwSize = sizeof (me32);
   p = NULL;
-  if ((*pfnModule32First) (snapshot, &me32))
+  if (Module32First (snapshot, &me32))
     {
       do {
 	if ((p = GetProcAddress (me32.hModule, symbol_name)) != NULL)
 	  break;
-      } while ((*pfnModule32Next) (snapshot, &me32));
+      } while (Module32Next (snapshot, &me32));
     }
 
   CloseHandle (snapshot);
@@ -156,63 +133,12 @@ find_in_any_module_using_toolhelp (const gchar *symbol_name)
   return p;
 }
 
-static gpointer
-find_in_any_module_using_psapi (const gchar *symbol_name)
-{
-  static HMODULE psapi = NULL;
-
-  typedef BOOL (WINAPI *PFNENUMPROCESSMODULES) (HANDLE, HMODULE *, DWORD, LPDWORD) ;
-  static PFNENUMPROCESSMODULES pfnEnumProcessModules = NULL;
-
-  HMODULE *modules;
-  HMODULE dummy;
-  gint i, size;
-  DWORD needed;
-  
-  gpointer p;
-
-  if (!pfnEnumProcessModules)
-    {
-      if (!psapi)
-	if ((psapi = LoadLibrary ("psapi.dll")) == NULL)
-	  return NULL;
-
-      if (!(pfnEnumProcessModules = (PFNENUMPROCESSMODULES) GetProcAddress (psapi, "EnumProcessModules")))
-	return NULL;
-    }
-
-  if (!(*pfnEnumProcessModules) (GetCurrentProcess (), &dummy,
-				 sizeof (HMODULE), &needed))
-    return NULL;
-
-  size = needed + 10 * sizeof (HMODULE);
-  modules = g_malloc (size);
-
-  if (!(*pfnEnumProcessModules) (GetCurrentProcess (), modules,
-				 size, &needed)
-      || needed > size)
-    {
-      g_free (modules);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-  
-  p = NULL;
-  for (i = 0; i < needed / sizeof (HMODULE); i++)
-    if ((p = GetProcAddress (modules[i], symbol_name)) != NULL)
-      break;
-
-  g_free (modules);
-
-  return p;
-}
-
 static gpointer
 find_in_any_module (const gchar *symbol_name)
 {
   gpointer result;
 
-  if ((result = find_in_any_module_using_toolhelp (symbol_name)) == NULL
-      && (result = find_in_any_module_using_psapi (symbol_name)) == NULL)
+  if ((result = find_in_any_module_using_toolhelp (symbol_name)) == NULL)
     return NULL;
   else
     return result;