diff --git a/src/runtime/signal_windows_test.go b/src/runtime/signal_windows_test.go
index fe74ad56bf..02497e6fae 100644
--- a/src/runtime/signal_windows_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/signal_windows_test.go
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ func TestVectoredHandlerExceptionInNonGoThread(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 	testenv.MustHaveCGO(t)
-	testenv.MustHaveExecPath(t, "g++")
+	testenv.MustHaveExecPath(t, "gcc")
 	testprog.Lock()
 	defer testprog.Unlock()
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 
 	// build c program
 	dll := filepath.Join(dir, "veh.dll")
-	cmd := exec.Command("g++", "-shared", "-o", dll, "testdata/testwinlibthrow/veh.cpp", "-static", "-lstdc++")
+	cmd := exec.Command("gcc", "-shared", "-o", dll, "testdata/testwinlibthrow/veh.c")
 	out, err := testenv.CleanCmdEnv(cmd).CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to build c exe: %s\n%s", err, out)
diff --git a/src/runtime/testdata/testwinlibthrow/main.go b/src/runtime/testdata/testwinlibthrow/main.go
index 50c483f401..ce0c92f252 100644
--- a/src/runtime/testdata/testwinlibthrow/main.go
+++ b/src/runtime/testdata/testwinlibthrow/main.go
@@ -7,17 +7,13 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	dll := syscall.MustLoadDLL("veh.dll")
-	RaiseExcept := dll.MustFindProc("RaiseExcept")
 	RaiseNoExcept := dll.MustFindProc("RaiseNoExcept")
-	ThreadRaiseExcept := dll.MustFindProc("ThreadRaiseExcept")
 	ThreadRaiseNoExcept := dll.MustFindProc("ThreadRaiseNoExcept")
 
 	thread := len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "thread"
 	if !thread {
-		RaiseExcept.Call()
 		RaiseNoExcept.Call()
 	} else {
-		ThreadRaiseExcept.Call()
 		ThreadRaiseNoExcept.Call()
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/testdata/testwinlibthrow/veh.c b/src/runtime/testdata/testwinlibthrow/veh.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08c1f9edf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/testdata/testwinlibthrow/veh.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+//go:build ignore
+
+#include <windows.h>
+
+__declspec(dllexport)
+void RaiseNoExcept(void)
+{
+    RaiseException(42, 0, 0, 0);
+}
+
+static DWORD WINAPI ThreadRaiser(void* Context)
+{
+    RaiseNoExcept();
+    return 0;
+}
+
+__declspec(dllexport)
+void ThreadRaiseNoExcept(void)
+{
+    HANDLE thread = CreateThread(0, 0, ThreadRaiser,  0, 0, 0);
+    if (0 != thread)
+    {
+        WaitForSingleObject(thread, INFINITE);
+        CloseHandle(thread);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/testdata/testwinlibthrow/veh.cpp b/src/runtime/testdata/testwinlibthrow/veh.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index ed7015a064..0000000000
--- a/src/runtime/testdata/testwinlibthrow/veh.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-//go:build ignore
-
-#include <windows.h>
-
-extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
-void RaiseExcept(void)
-{
-    try
-    {
-        RaiseException(42, 0, 0, 0);
-    }
-    catch (...)
-    {
-    }
-}
-
-extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
-void RaiseNoExcept(void)
-{
-    RaiseException(42, 0, 0, 0);
-}
-
-static DWORD WINAPI ThreadRaiser(void* Context)
-{
-    if (Context)
-        RaiseExcept();
-    else
-        RaiseNoExcept();
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static void ThreadRaiseXxx(int except)
-{
-    static int dummy;
-    HANDLE thread = CreateThread(0, 0, ThreadRaiser, except ? &dummy : 0, 0, 0);
-    if (0 != thread)
-    {
-        WaitForSingleObject(thread, INFINITE);
-        CloseHandle(thread);
-    }
-}
-
-extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
-void ThreadRaiseExcept(void)
-{
-    ThreadRaiseXxx(1);
-}
-
-extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
-void ThreadRaiseNoExcept(void)
-{
-    ThreadRaiseXxx(0);
-}