diff --git a/monitor.py b/monitor.py
index 63c05d65..466aac37 100644
--- a/monitor.py
+++ b/monitor.py
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ if sys.platform == 'darwin':
 elif sys.platform == 'win32':
     import ctypes
     from ctypes import WINFUNCTYPE, windll
-    from ctypes.wintypes import BOOL, HANDLE, HWND, LPARAM, LPWSTR
+    from ctypes.wintypes import BOOL, HANDLE, HWND, LPARAM
 
+    import win32gui
     from watchdog.events import FileCreatedEvent, FileSystemEventHandler
     from watchdog.observers import Observer
 
@@ -73,24 +74,6 @@ elif sys.platform == 'win32':
     paramflags_closehandle = (1, "hObject"),
     CloseHandle = prototype(("CloseHandle", windll.kernel32), paramflags_closehandle)
 
-    # <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/nf-winuser-getwindowtextw>
-    # int GetWindowTextW(
-    #   [in]  HWND   hWnd,
-    #   [out] LPWSTR lpString,
-    #   [in]  int    nMaxCount
-    # );
-    prototype = WINFUNCTYPE(ctypes.c_int, HWND, LPWSTR, ctypes.c_int)
-    paramflags_getwindowtextw = (1, "hWnd"), (2, "lpString"), (1, "nMaxCount")
-    GetWindowTextW = prototype(("GetWindowTextW", windll.user32), paramflags_getwindowtextw)
-
-    # <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winuser/nf-winuser-getwindowtextlengthw>
-    # int GetWindowTextLengthW(
-    #   [in] HWND hWnd
-    # );
-    prototype = WINFUNCTYPE(ctypes.c_int, HWND)
-    paramflags_getwindowtextlengthw = (1, "hWnd"),
-    GetWindowTextLengthW = prototype(("GetWindowTextLengthW", windll.user32), paramflags_getwindowtextw)
-
     GetProcessHandleFromHwnd = ctypes.windll.oleacc.GetProcessHandleFromHwnd
 
 else:
@@ -2060,10 +2043,8 @@ class EDLogs(FileSystemEventHandler):  # type: ignore # See below
         elif sys.platform == 'win32':
             def WindowTitle(h):  # noqa: N802 # type: ignore
                 if h:
-                    length = GetWindowTextLengthW(h) + 1
-                    buf = ctypes.create_unicode_buffer(length)
-                    if GetWindowTextW(h, buf, length):
-                        return buf.value
+                    return win32gui.GetWindowText(h)
+
                 return None
 
             def callback(hWnd, lParam):  # noqa: N803
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 6a0ace7f..30b23df4 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ pytest==7.2.0
 pytest-cov==4.0.0  # Pytest code coverage support
 coverage[toml]==7.0.5 # pytest-cov dep. This is here to ensure that it includes TOML support for pyproject.toml configs
 coverage-conditional-plugin==0.8.0
-# For manipulating folder permissions and the like.
-pywin32==305; sys_platform == 'win32'
 
 
 # All of the normal requirements
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5244e2f0..736ed50b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,8 @@ infi.systray==0.1.12; sys_platform == 'win32'
 # pyyaml==5.3.1 watchdog dep
 semantic-version==2.10.0
 
+# Used both by some tests *and* now in monitor.py
+pywin32==305; sys_platform == 'win32'
+
 # Base requirement for MacOS
 pyobjc; sys_platform == 'darwin'