diff --git a/src/runtime/os_windows.go b/src/runtime/os_windows.go
index 9d494d1baa..734c94b794 100644
--- a/src/runtime/os_windows.go
+++ b/src/runtime/os_windows.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const (
 	_NSIG = 65
 )
 
+//go:cgo_import_dynamic runtime._AddVectoredContinueHandler AddVectoredContinueHandler%2 "kernel32.dll"
 //go:cgo_import_dynamic runtime._AddVectoredExceptionHandler AddVectoredExceptionHandler%2 "kernel32.dll"
 //go:cgo_import_dynamic runtime._CloseHandle CloseHandle%1 "kernel32.dll"
 //go:cgo_import_dynamic runtime._CreateEventA CreateEventA%4 "kernel32.dll"
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ var (
 	// Following syscalls are available on every Windows PC.
 	// All these variables are set by the Windows executable
 	// loader before the Go program starts.
+	_AddVectoredContinueHandler,
 	_AddVectoredExceptionHandler,
 	_CloseHandle,
 	_CreateEventA,
@@ -124,11 +126,6 @@ var (
 	_WriteFile,
 	_ stdFunction
 
-	// Following syscalls are only available on some Windows PCs.
-	// We will load syscalls, if available, before using them.
-	_AddVectoredContinueHandler,
-	_ stdFunction
-
 	// Use RtlGenRandom to generate cryptographically random data.
 	// This approach has been recommended by Microsoft (see issue
 	// 15589 for details).
@@ -260,7 +257,6 @@ func loadOptionalSyscalls() {
 	if k32 == 0 {
 		throw("kernel32.dll not found")
 	}
-	_AddVectoredContinueHandler = windowsFindfunc(k32, []byte("AddVectoredContinueHandler\000"))
 
 	a32 := windowsLoadSystemLib(advapi32dll[:])
 	if a32 == 0 {
diff --git a/src/runtime/signal_windows.go b/src/runtime/signal_windows.go
index 828625b9af..4b7960c1f0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/signal_windows.go
+++ b/src/runtime/signal_windows.go
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ func sigresume()
 
 func initExceptionHandler() {
 	stdcall2(_AddVectoredExceptionHandler, 1, abi.FuncPCABI0(exceptiontramp))
-	if _AddVectoredContinueHandler == nil || GOARCH == "386" {
-		// use SetUnhandledExceptionFilter for windows-386 or
-		// if VectoredContinueHandler is unavailable.
+	if GOARCH == "386" {
+		// use SetUnhandledExceptionFilter for windows-386.
 		// note: SetUnhandledExceptionFilter handler won't be called, if debugging.
 		stdcall1(_SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, abi.FuncPCABI0(lastcontinuetramp))
 	} else {