diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/tests/button.c b/dlls/comctl32/tests/button.c
index 41cf165ad97..441ca581c5b 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/tests/button.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/tests/button.c
@@ -54,20 +54,14 @@ struct wndclass_redirect_data
 /* returned pointer is valid as long as activation context is alive */
 static WCHAR* get_versioned_classname(const WCHAR *name)
 {
-    BOOL (WINAPI *pFindActCtxSectionStringW)(DWORD,const GUID *,ULONG,LPCWSTR,PACTCTX_SECTION_KEYED_DATA);
     struct wndclass_redirect_data *wnddata;
     ACTCTX_SECTION_KEYED_DATA data;
     BOOL ret;
 
-    pFindActCtxSectionStringW = (void*)GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandleA("kernel32"), "FindActCtxSectionStringW");
-
     memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
     data.cbSize = sizeof(data);
-
-    ret = pFindActCtxSectionStringW(0, NULL,
-                                    ACTIVATION_CONTEXT_SECTION_WINDOW_CLASS_REDIRECTION,
-                                    name, &data);
-    ok(ret, "got %d, error %u\n", ret, GetLastError());
+    ret = FindActCtxSectionStringW(0, NULL, ACTIVATION_CONTEXT_SECTION_WINDOW_CLASS_REDIRECTION, name, &data);
+    ok(ret, "Failed to find class redirection section, error %u\n", GetLastError());
     wnddata = (struct wndclass_redirect_data*)data.lpData;
     return (WCHAR*)((BYTE*)wnddata + wnddata->name_offset);
 }
diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/tests/v6util.h b/dlls/comctl32/tests/v6util.h
index 9f5a9c48da7..afdc12c65a7 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/tests/v6util.h
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/tests/v6util.h
@@ -62,48 +62,19 @@ static const CHAR manifest[] =
 
 static void unload_v6_module(ULONG_PTR cookie, HANDLE hCtx)
 {
-    HANDLE hKernel32;
-    BOOL (WINAPI *pDeactivateActCtx)(DWORD, ULONG_PTR);
-    VOID (WINAPI *pReleaseActCtx)(HANDLE);
-
-    hKernel32 = GetModuleHandleA("kernel32.dll");
-    pDeactivateActCtx = (void*)GetProcAddress(hKernel32, "DeactivateActCtx");
-    pReleaseActCtx = (void*)GetProcAddress(hKernel32, "ReleaseActCtx");
-    if (!pDeactivateActCtx || !pReleaseActCtx)
-    {
-        win_skip("Activation contexts unsupported\n");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    pDeactivateActCtx(0, cookie);
-    pReleaseActCtx(hCtx);
+    DeactivateActCtx(0, cookie);
+    ReleaseActCtx(hCtx);
 
     DeleteFileA(manifest_name);
 }
 
 static BOOL load_v6_module(ULONG_PTR *pcookie, HANDLE *hCtx)
 {
-    HANDLE hKernel32;
-    HANDLE (WINAPI *pCreateActCtxA)(ACTCTXA*);
-    BOOL (WINAPI *pActivateActCtx)(HANDLE, ULONG_PTR*);
-    BOOL (WINAPI *pFindActCtxSectionStringA)(DWORD,const GUID *,ULONG,LPCSTR,PACTCTX_SECTION_KEYED_DATA);
-
     ACTCTX_SECTION_KEYED_DATA data;
-
-    ACTCTXA ctx;
-    BOOL ret;
-    HANDLE file;
     DWORD written;
-
-    hKernel32 = GetModuleHandleA("kernel32.dll");
-    pCreateActCtxA = (void*)GetProcAddress(hKernel32, "CreateActCtxA");
-    pActivateActCtx = (void*)GetProcAddress(hKernel32, "ActivateActCtx");
-    pFindActCtxSectionStringA = (void*)GetProcAddress(hKernel32, "FindActCtxSectionStringA");
-    if (!(pCreateActCtxA && pActivateActCtx))
-    {
-        win_skip("Activation contexts unsupported. No version 6 tests possible.\n");
-        return FALSE;
-    }
+    ACTCTXA ctx;
+    HANDLE file;
+    BOOL ret;
 
     /* create manifest */
     file = CreateFileA( manifest_name, GENERIC_WRITE, 0, NULL, CREATE_ALWAYS, 0, NULL );
@@ -131,10 +102,10 @@ static BOOL load_v6_module(ULONG_PTR *pcookie, HANDLE *hCtx)
     ctx.cbSize = sizeof(ctx);
     ctx.lpSource = manifest_name;
 
-    *hCtx = pCreateActCtxA(&ctx);
+    *hCtx = CreateActCtxA(&ctx);
     ok(*hCtx != 0, "Expected context handle\n");
 
-    ret = pActivateActCtx(*hCtx, pcookie);
+    ret = ActivateActCtx(*hCtx, pcookie);
     expect(TRUE, ret);
 
     if (!ret)
@@ -144,7 +115,7 @@ static BOOL load_v6_module(ULONG_PTR *pcookie, HANDLE *hCtx)
     }
 
     data.cbSize = sizeof(data);
-    ret = pFindActCtxSectionStringA(0, NULL, ACTIVATION_CONTEXT_SECTION_DLL_REDIRECTION,
+    ret = FindActCtxSectionStringA(0, NULL, ACTIVATION_CONTEXT_SECTION_DLL_REDIRECTION,
         "comctl32.dll", &data);
     ok(ret, "failed to find comctl32.dll in active context, %u\n", GetLastError());
     if (ret)