diff --git a/test cases/common/33 run program/check-mingw.py b/test cases/common/33 run program/check-mingw.py
deleted file mode 100755
index f10c28ba1a5c..000000000000
--- a/test cases/common/33 run program/check-mingw.py	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-import os, sys, re
-
-if 'MSYSTEM' in os.environ and os.environ['MSYSTEM'] != '':
-    print(os.environ['MSYSTEM'])
-else:
-    match = re.search(r'[\\/](mingw32|mingw64|clang32|clang64|clangarm64|ucrt64)[\\/]', sys.executable, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
-    if match:
-        print(match.group(1).upper())
diff --git a/test cases/common/33 run program/meson.build b/test cases/common/33 run program/meson.build
index 1cd530523357..2257d93c7fc1 100644
--- a/test cases/common/33 run program/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/33 run program/meson.build	
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 project('run command', version : run_command('get-version.py', check : true).stdout().strip(), meson_version: '>=0.1.0')
 
-check_mingw = run_command('check-mingw.py', check : true).stdout().strip()
-is_mingw = not (check_mingw == '' or check_mingw == 'MSYS')
-
-if build_machine.system() == 'windows' and not is_mingw
+if build_machine.system() == 'windows'
   c = run_command('cmd', '/c', 'echo', 'hello', check: false)
 else
   c = run_command('echo', 'hello', check: false)
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ endif
 # We should be able to have files() in argument
 f = files('meson.build')
 
-if build_machine.system() == 'windows' and not is_mingw
+if build_machine.system() == 'windows'
   c = run_command('cmd', '/c', 'echo', f, check: false)
 else
   c = run_command('echo', f, check: false)
diff --git a/unittests/windowstests.py b/unittests/windowstests.py
index c5b0ba08d306..8448ab1649cc 100644
--- a/unittests/windowstests.py
+++ b/unittests/windowstests.py
@@ -54,20 +54,20 @@ def test_find_program(self):
         PATH to point to a directory with Python scripts.
         '''
         testdir = os.path.join(self.platform_test_dir, '8 find program')
-        # Find `xcopy` and `xcopy.exe`
-        prog1 = ExternalProgram('xcopy')
-        self.assertTrue(prog1.found(), msg='xcopy not found')
-        prog2 = ExternalProgram('xcopy.exe')
-        self.assertTrue(prog2.found(), msg='xcopy.exe not found')
+        # Find `cmd` and `cmd.exe`
+        prog1 = ExternalProgram('cmd')
+        self.assertTrue(prog1.found(), msg='cmd not found')
+        prog2 = ExternalProgram('cmd.exe')
+        self.assertTrue(prog2.found(), msg='cmd.exe not found')
         self.assertPathEqual(prog1.get_path(), prog2.get_path())
-        # Find xcopy.exe with args without searching
-        prog = ExternalProgram('xcopy', command=['xcopy', '/?'])
-        self.assertTrue(prog.found(), msg='xcopy not found with args')
-        self.assertPathEqual(prog.get_command()[0], 'xcopy')
-        # Find xcopy with an absolute path that's missing the extension
-        xcopy_path = prog2.get_path()[:-4]
-        prog = ExternalProgram(xcopy_path)
-        self.assertTrue(prog.found(), msg=f'{xcopy_path!r} not found')
+        # Find cmd.exe with args without searching
+        prog = ExternalProgram('cmd', command=['cmd', '/C'])
+        self.assertTrue(prog.found(), msg='cmd not found with args')
+        self.assertPathEqual(prog.get_command()[0], 'cmd')
+        # Find cmd with an absolute path that's missing the extension
+        cmd_path = prog2.get_path()[:-4]
+        prog = ExternalProgram(cmd_path)
+        self.assertTrue(prog.found(), msg=f'{cmd_path!r} not found')
         # Finding a script with no extension inside a directory works
         prog = ExternalProgram(os.path.join(testdir, 'test-script'))
         self.assertTrue(prog.found(), msg='test-script not found')