diff --git a/GVFS/GVFS.Common/GVFSPlatform.cs b/GVFS/GVFS.Common/GVFSPlatform.cs
index 0ec0bd668..6723177ba 100644
--- a/GVFS/GVFS.Common/GVFSPlatform.cs
+++ b/GVFS/GVFS.Common/GVFSPlatform.cs
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ public abstract class GVFSPlatformConstants
 
             public abstract string GVFSExecutableName { get; }
 
-            public abstract string ProgramLocaterCommand { get; }
 
             /// <summary>
             /// Different platforms can have different requirements
diff --git a/GVFS/GVFS.Platform.Windows/WindowsGitInstallation.cs b/GVFS/GVFS.Platform.Windows/WindowsGitInstallation.cs
index 76b6e22c7..64c4e3dd8 100644
--- a/GVFS/GVFS.Platform.Windows/WindowsGitInstallation.cs
+++ b/GVFS/GVFS.Platform.Windows/WindowsGitInstallation.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public bool GitExists(string gitBinPath)
                 return File.Exists(gitBinPath);
             }
 
-            return ProcessHelper.GetProgramLocation(GVFSPlatform.Instance.Constants.ProgramLocaterCommand, GitProcessName) != null;
+            return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(GetInstalledGitBinPath());
         }
 
         public string GetInstalledGitBinPath()
diff --git a/GVFS/GVFS.Platform.Windows/WindowsPlatform.cs b/GVFS/GVFS.Platform.Windows/WindowsPlatform.cs
index c79f49196..ecd050535 100644
--- a/GVFS/GVFS.Platform.Windows/WindowsPlatform.cs
+++ b/GVFS/GVFS.Platform.Windows/WindowsPlatform.cs
@@ -258,14 +258,14 @@ public override bool TryGetGVFSHooksVersion(out string hooksVersion, out string
         {
             error = null;
             hooksVersion = null;
-            string hooksPath = ProcessHelper.GetProgramLocation(GVFSPlatform.Instance.Constants.ProgramLocaterCommand, GVFSPlatform.Instance.Constants.GVFSHooksExecutableName);
-            if (hooksPath == null)
+            string hooksPath = Path.Combine(ProcessHelper.GetCurrentProcessLocation(), GVFSPlatform.Instance.Constants.GVFSHooksExecutableName);
+            if (hooksPath == null || !File.Exists(hooksPath))
             {
                 error = "Could not find " + GVFSPlatform.Instance.Constants.GVFSHooksExecutableName;
                 return false;
             }
 
-            FileVersionInfo hooksFileVersionInfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(Path.Combine(hooksPath, GVFSPlatform.Instance.Constants.GVFSHooksExecutableName));
+            FileVersionInfo hooksFileVersionInfo = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(hooksPath);
             hooksVersion = hooksFileVersionInfo.ProductVersion;
             return true;
         }
@@ -444,11 +444,6 @@ public override string GVFSExecutableName
                 get { return "GVFS" + this.ExecutableExtension; }
             }
 
-            public override string ProgramLocaterCommand
-            {
-                get { return "where"; }
-            }
-
             public override HashSet<string> UpgradeBlockingProcesses
             {
                 get { return new HashSet<string>(GVFSPlatform.Instance.Constants.PathComparer) { "GVFS", "GVFS.Mount", "git", "ssh-agent", "wish", "bash" }; }
diff --git a/GVFS/GVFS.UnitTests/Mock/Common/MockPlatform.cs b/GVFS/GVFS.UnitTests/Mock/Common/MockPlatform.cs
index e7c5263c4..7e6e32d3e 100644
--- a/GVFS/GVFS.UnitTests/Mock/Common/MockPlatform.cs
+++ b/GVFS/GVFS.UnitTests/Mock/Common/MockPlatform.cs
@@ -221,11 +221,6 @@ public override string GVFSExecutableName
             {
                 get { return "MockGVFS" + this.ExecutableExtension; }
             }
-
-            public override string ProgramLocaterCommand
-            {
-                get { return "MockWhere"; }
-            }
 
             public override HashSet<string> UpgradeBlockingProcesses
             {