diff --git a/lib/path.js b/lib/path.js
index 87451e9375..5d69d2270f 100644
--- a/lib/path.js
+++ b/lib/path.js
@@ -96,7 +96,13 @@ if (isWindows) {
         // directories. If we've resolved a drive letter but not yet an
         // absolute path, get cwd for that drive. We're sure the device is not
         // an unc path at this points, because unc paths are always absolute.
-        path = process._cwdForDrive(resolvedDevice[0]);
+        path = process.env['=' + resolvedDevice];
+        // Verify that a drive-local cwd was found and that it actually points
+        // to our drive. If not, default to the drive's root.
+        if (!path || path.slice(0, 3).toLowerCase() !==
+            resolvedDevice.toLowerCase() + '\\') {
+          path = resolvedDevice + '\\';
+        }
       }
 
       // Skip empty and invalid entries
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index d429a9c7f2..6cbfd02748 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -1262,77 +1262,6 @@ static Handle<Value> Cwd(const Arguments& args) {
 }
 
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-static Handle<Value> CwdForDrive(const Arguments& args) {
-  HandleScope scope;
-
-  if (args.Length() < 1) {
-    Local<Value> exception = Exception::Error(
-        String::New("process._cwdForDrive takes exactly 1 argument."));
-    return ThrowException(exception);
-  }
-
-  Local<String> driveLetter = args[0]->ToString();
-  if (driveLetter->Length() != 1) {
-    Local<Value> exception = Exception::Error(
-        String::New("Drive name should be 1 character."));
-    return ThrowException(exception);
-  }
-
-  char drive;
-
-  driveLetter->WriteAscii(&drive, 0, 1, 0);
-  if (drive >= 'a' && drive <= 'z') {
-    // Convert to uppercase
-    drive += 'A' - 'a';
-  } else if (drive < 'A' || drive > 'Z') {
-    // Not a letter
-    Local<Value> exception = Exception::Error(
-        String::New("Drive name should be a letter."));
-    return ThrowException(exception);
-  }
-
-  WCHAR env_key[] = L"=X:";
-  env_key[1] = (WCHAR) drive;
-
-  DWORD len = GetEnvironmentVariableW(env_key, NULL, 0);
-  if (len == 0 && (GetLastError() == ERROR_ENVVAR_NOT_FOUND ||
-      GetLastError() == ERROR_SUCCESS)) {
-    // There is no current directory for that drive. Default to drive + ":\".
-    Local<String> cwd = String::Concat(String::New(&drive, 1),
-                                       String::New(":\\"));
-    return scope.Close(cwd);
-
-  } else if (len == 0) {
-    // Error
-    Local<Value> exception = Exception::Error(
-      String::New(winapi_strerror(GetLastError())));
-    return ThrowException(exception);
-  }
-
-  WCHAR* buffer = new WCHAR[len];
-  if (buffer == NULL) {
-    Local<Value> exception = Exception::Error(
-        String::New("Out of memory."));
-    return ThrowException(exception);
-  }
-
-  DWORD len2 = GetEnvironmentVariableW(env_key, buffer, len);
-  if ((len2 == 0 && GetLastError() != ERROR_SUCCESS) || len2 >= len) {
-    // Error
-    delete[] buffer;
-    Local<Value> exception = Exception::Error(
-      String::New(winapi_strerror(GetLastError())));
-    return ThrowException(exception);
-  }
-
-  Local<String> cwd = String::New(reinterpret_cast<uint16_t*>(buffer), len2);
-  delete[] buffer;
-  return scope.Close(cwd);
-}
-#endif
-
-
 static Handle<Value> Umask(const Arguments& args) {
   HandleScope scope;
   unsigned int old;
@@ -2177,10 +2106,6 @@ Handle<Object> SetupProcessObject(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   NODE_SET_METHOD(process, "chdir", Chdir);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(process, "cwd", Cwd);
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  NODE_SET_METHOD(process, "_cwdForDrive", CwdForDrive);
-#endif
-
   NODE_SET_METHOD(process, "umask", Umask);
 
 #ifdef __POSIX__