diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWin32.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWin32.cc
index bc07450f18f..021a30032bf 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWin32.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWin32.cc
@@ -716,7 +716,6 @@ HCURSOR GHOST_WindowWin32::getStandardCursor(GHOST_TStandardCursor shape) const
 {
   /* Convert GHOST cursor to Windows OEM cursor. */
   HANDLE cursor = nullptr;
-  HMODULE module = ::GetModuleHandle(0);
   uint32_t flags = LR_SHARED | LR_DEFAULTSIZE;
   int cx = 0, cy = 0;
 
@@ -728,57 +727,9 @@ HCURSOR GHOST_WindowWin32::getStandardCursor(GHOST_TStandardCursor shape) const
       else {
         return nullptr;
       }
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorRightArrow:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "arrowright_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorLeftArrow:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "arrowleft_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorUpArrow:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "arrowup_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorDownArrow:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "arrowdown_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorVerticalSplit:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "splitv_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorHorizontalSplit:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "splith_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorKnife:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "knife_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorEyedropper:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "eyedropper_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorZoomIn:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "zoomin_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorZoomOut:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "zoomout_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
     case GHOST_kStandardCursorMove:
       cursor = ::LoadImage(nullptr, IDC_SIZEALL, IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
       break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorHandOpen:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "handopen_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorHandClosed:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "handclosed_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorHandPoint:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "handpoint_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorNSEWScroll:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "scrollnsew_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorNSScroll:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "scrollns_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorEWScroll:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "scrollew_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
     case GHOST_kStandardCursorHelp:
       cursor = ::LoadImage(nullptr, IDC_HELP, IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
       break; /* Arrow and question mark */
@@ -788,26 +739,6 @@ HCURSOR GHOST_WindowWin32::getStandardCursor(GHOST_TStandardCursor shape) const
     case GHOST_kStandardCursorText:
       cursor = ::LoadImage(nullptr, IDC_IBEAM, IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
       break; /* I-beam */
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorCrosshair:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "cross_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break; /* Standard Cross */
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorCrosshairA:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "crossA_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break; /* Crosshair A */
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorCrosshairB:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "crossB_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break; /* Diagonal Crosshair B */
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorCrosshairC:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "crossC_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break; /* Minimal Crosshair C */
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorBottomSide:
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorUpDown:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "movens_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break; /* Double-pointed arrow pointing north and south */
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorLeftSide:
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorLeftRight:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "moveew_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break; /* Double-pointed arrow pointing west and east */
     case GHOST_kStandardCursorTopSide:
       cursor = ::LoadImage(nullptr, IDC_UPARROW, IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
       break; /* Vertical arrow */
@@ -823,26 +754,6 @@ HCURSOR GHOST_WindowWin32::getStandardCursor(GHOST_TStandardCursor shape) const
     case GHOST_kStandardCursorBottomLeftCorner:
       cursor = ::LoadImage(nullptr, IDC_SIZENESW, IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
       break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorPencil:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "pencil_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorEraser:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "eraser_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorDestroy:
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorStop:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "forbidden_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break; /* Slashed circle */
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorLeftHandle:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "handle_left_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorRightHandle:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "handle_right_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-    case GHOST_kStandardCursorBothHandles:
-      cursor = ::LoadImage(module, "handle_both_cursor", IMAGE_CURSOR, cx, cy, flags);
-      break;
-
     case GHOST_kStandardCursorDefault:
       cursor = nullptr;
       break;
diff --git a/release/windows/icons/cursors/arrowdown.cur b/release/windows/icons/cursors/arrowdown.cur
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diff --git a/release/windows/icons/cursors/splith.cur b/release/windows/icons/cursors/splith.cur
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diff --git a/release/windows/icons/cursors/splitv.cur b/release/windows/icons/cursors/splitv.cur
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diff --git a/release/windows/icons/cursors/zoomin.cur b/release/windows/icons/cursors/zoomin.cur
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diff --git a/release/windows/icons/cursors/zoomout.cur b/release/windows/icons/cursors/zoomout.cur
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diff --git a/release/windows/icons/winblender.rc b/release/windows/icons/winblender.rc
index eb78a4d30d4..f56ca3b4f40 100644
--- a/release/windows/icons/winblender.rc
+++ b/release/windows/icons/winblender.rc
@@ -12,36 +12,6 @@
 APPICON ICON DISCARDABLE "winblender.ico"
 BLENDERFILE ICON DISCARDABLE "winblenderfile.ico"
 
-pointer_cursor CURSOR "cursors/pointer.cur"
-moveew_cursor CURSOR "cursors/moveew.cur"
-movens_cursor CURSOR "cursors/movens.cur"
-arrowdown_cursor CURSOR "cursors/arrowdown.cur"
-arrowleft_cursor CURSOR "cursors/arrowleft.cur"
-arrowright_cursor CURSOR "cursors/arrowright.cur"
-arrowup_cursor CURSOR "cursors/arrowup.cur"
-cross_cursor CURSOR "cursors/cross.cur"
-crossA_cursor CURSOR "cursors/crossa.cur"
-crossB_cursor CURSOR "cursors/crossb.cur"
-crossC_cursor CURSOR "cursors/crossc.cur"
-eraser_cursor CURSOR "cursors/eraser.cur"
-eyedropper_cursor CURSOR "cursors/eyedropper.cur"
-handopen_cursor CURSOR "cursors/handopen.cur"
-handclosed_cursor CURSOR "cursors/handclosed.cur"
-handpoint_cursor CURSOR "cursors/handpoint.cur"
-knife_cursor CURSOR "cursors/knife.cur"
-pencil_cursor CURSOR "cursors/pencil.cur"
-scrollew_cursor CURSOR "cursors/scrollew.cur"
-scrollns_cursor CURSOR "cursors/scrollns.cur"
-scrollnsew_cursor CURSOR "cursors/scrollnsew.cur"
-splith_cursor CURSOR "cursors/splith.cur"
-splitv_cursor CURSOR "cursors/splitv.cur"
-zoomin_cursor CURSOR "cursors/zoomin.cur"
-zoomout_cursor CURSOR "cursors/zoomout.cur"
-forbidden_cursor CURSOR "cursors/forbidden.cur"
-handle_left_cursor CURSOR "cursors/handle_left.cur"
-handle_right_cursor CURSOR "cursors/handle_right.cur"
-handle_both_cursor CURSOR "cursors/handle_both.cur"
-
 IDR_VERSION1 VERSIONINFO
 FILEVERSION BLEN_VER_RC_1, BLEN_VER_RC_2, BLEN_VER_RC_3, BLEN_VER_RC_4
 PRODUCTVERSION BLEN_VER_RC_1, BLEN_VER_RC_2, BLEN_VER_RC_3, BLEN_VER_RC_4