diff --git a/cppan.yml b/cppan.yml
index 977bb7e87b..5833008723 100644
--- a/cppan.yml
+++ b/cppan.yml
@@ -224,12 +224,6 @@ projects:
         dependencies:
             - common_training
             - pvt.cppan.demo.unicode.icu.i18n
-        options:
-            any:
-                link_libraries:
-                    win32:
-                        private:
-                            - Shlwapi
 
     lstmeval:
         files: training/lstmeval.cpp
diff --git a/training/CMakeLists.txt b/training/CMakeLists.txt
index 27cb469f84..d0128c1a53 100644
--- a/training/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/training/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -196,9 +196,6 @@ target_link_libraries       (unicharset_training common_training ${ICU_LIBRARIES
 else()
 target_link_libraries       (unicharset_training common_training pvt.cppan.demo.unicode.icu.i18n)
 endif()
-if (WIN32)
-target_link_libraries       (unicharset_training Shlwapi)
-endif()
 project_group               (unicharset_training "Training Tools")
 
 
diff --git a/training/pango_font_info.cpp b/training/pango_font_info.cpp
index 48e4d77dac..3e56218a87 100644
--- a/training/pango_font_info.cpp
+++ b/training/pango_font_info.cpp
@@ -46,16 +46,6 @@
 #include "pango/pangocairo.h"
 #include "pango/pangofc-font.h"
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#ifndef strcasecmp
-#define strcasecmp stricmp
-#endif
-#include <Shlwapi.h>
-#ifndef strcasestr
-#define strcasestr StrStrIA
-#endif
-#endif
-
 STRING_PARAM_FLAG(fontconfig_tmpdir, "/tmp",
                   "Overrides fontconfig default temporary dir");
 
@@ -232,10 +222,6 @@ bool PangoFontInfo::ParseFontDescription(const PangoFontDescription *desc) {
                    == PANGO_VARIANT_SMALL_CAPS);
 
   is_bold_ = (pango_font_description_get_weight(desc) >= PANGO_WEIGHT_BOLD);
-  // We don't have a way to detect whether a font is of type Fraktur. The fonts
-  // we currently use all have "Fraktur" in their family name, so we do a
-  // fragile but functional check for that here.
-  is_fraktur_ = (strcasestr(family, "Fraktur") != nullptr);
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/training/pango_font_info.h b/training/pango_font_info.h
index af6ee98512..aef68459dc 100644
--- a/training/pango_font_info.h
+++ b/training/pango_font_info.h
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ class PangoFontInfo {
   bool is_italic() const { return is_italic_; }
   bool is_smallcaps() const { return is_smallcaps_; }
   bool is_monospace() const { return is_monospace_; }
-  bool is_fraktur() const { return is_fraktur_; }
   FontTypeEnum font_type() const { return font_type_; }
 
   int resolution() const { return resolution_; }
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ class PangoFontInfo {
   bool is_italic_;
   bool is_smallcaps_;
   bool is_monospace_;
-  bool is_fraktur_;
   FontTypeEnum font_type_;
   // The Pango description that was used to initialize the instance.
   PangoFontDescription* desc_;