diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/autoload.cc b/winsup/cygwin/autoload.cc
index 0f55c1e96..265a0214f 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/autoload.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/autoload.cc
@@ -577,14 +577,9 @@ LoadDLLfunc (GetUdpTable, 12, iphlpapi)
 LoadDLLfunc (if_indextoname, 8, iphlpapi)
 LoadDLLfunc (if_nametoindex, 4, iphlpapi)
 
-LoadDLLfunc (CreateSymbolicLinkW, 12, kernel32)
 LoadDLLfuncEx2 (DiscardVirtualMemory, 8, kernel32, 1, 127)
 LoadDLLfuncEx (GetLogicalProcessorInformationEx, 12, kernel32, 1)
-LoadDLLfuncEx (GetNamedPipeClientProcessId, 8, kernel32, 1)
 LoadDLLfunc (GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime, 4, kernel32)
-LoadDLLfuncEx (IdnToAscii, 20, kernel32, 1)
-LoadDLLfuncEx (IdnToUnicode, 20, kernel32, 1)
-LoadDLLfunc (LocaleNameToLCID, 8, kernel32)
 LoadDLLfuncEx (PrefetchVirtualMemory, 16, kernel32, 1)
 LoadDLLfunc (SetThreadGroupAffinity, 12, kernel32)
 
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
index a9189adc6..bf912ffba 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
@@ -1556,9 +1556,6 @@ fhandler_pty_master::pty_master_thread ()
 	  termios_printf ("ReadFile, %E");
 	  goto reply;
 	}
-      /* This function is only available since Vista, unfortunately.
-	 In earlier OSes we simply have to believe that the client
-	 has no malicious intent (== sends arbitrary PIDs). */
       if (!GetNamedPipeClientProcessId (master_ctl, &pid))
 	pid = req.pid;
       if (get_object_sd (input_available_event, sd))