diff --git a/tools/winebuild/build.h b/tools/winebuild/build.h
index 78624c5fb70..c49d0bd8dc7 100644
--- a/tools/winebuild/build.h
+++ b/tools/winebuild/build.h
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ typedef enum
     SPEC_MODE_DLL,
     SPEC_MODE_NATIVE,
     SPEC_MODE_GUIEXE,
-    SPEC_MODE_CUIEXE,
-    SPEC_MODE_GUIEXE_UNICODE,
-    SPEC_MODE_CUIEXE_UNICODE
+    SPEC_MODE_CUIEXE
 } SPEC_MODE;
 
 typedef struct
diff --git a/tools/winebuild/import.c b/tools/winebuild/import.c
index 25c517e7b03..e13424059b0 100644
--- a/tools/winebuild/import.c
+++ b/tools/winebuild/import.c
@@ -456,14 +456,6 @@ static void add_extra_undef_symbols( const DLLSPEC *spec )
     case SPEC_MODE_CUIEXE:
         kernel_imports += add_extra_symbol( extras, &count, "ExitProcess", spec );
         break;
-    case SPEC_MODE_GUIEXE_UNICODE:
-        kernel_imports += add_extra_symbol( extras, &count, "GetCommandLineA", spec );
-        kernel_imports += add_extra_symbol( extras, &count, "GetStartupInfoA", spec );
-        kernel_imports += add_extra_symbol( extras, &count, "GetModuleHandleA", spec );
-        /* fall through */
-    case SPEC_MODE_CUIEXE_UNICODE:
-        kernel_imports += add_extra_symbol( extras, &count, "ExitProcess", spec );
-        break;
     }
     if (nb_delayed)
     {
diff --git a/tools/winebuild/main.c b/tools/winebuild/main.c
index 20509791130..26b9d3218e4 100644
--- a/tools/winebuild/main.c
+++ b/tools/winebuild/main.c
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ static char **parse_options( int argc, char **argv, DLLSPEC *spec )
         case 'm':
             if (!strcmp( optarg, "gui" )) spec->mode = SPEC_MODE_GUIEXE;
             else if (!strcmp( optarg, "cui" )) spec->mode = SPEC_MODE_CUIEXE;
-            else if (!strcmp( optarg, "guiw" )) spec->mode = SPEC_MODE_GUIEXE_UNICODE;
-            else if (!strcmp( optarg, "cuiw" )) spec->mode = SPEC_MODE_CUIEXE_UNICODE;
             else if (!strcmp( optarg, "native" )) spec->mode = SPEC_MODE_NATIVE;
             else usage(1);
             break;
diff --git a/tools/winebuild/spec32.c b/tools/winebuild/spec32.c
index 7df293cc20b..0b7bb7da815 100644
--- a/tools/winebuild/spec32.c
+++ b/tools/winebuild/spec32.c
@@ -643,7 +643,6 @@ void BuildSpec32File( FILE *outfile, DLLSPEC *spec )
         subsystem = IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_NATIVE;
         break;
     case SPEC_MODE_GUIEXE:
-    case SPEC_MODE_GUIEXE_UNICODE:
         if (!init_func) init_func = "WinMain";
         fprintf( outfile,
                  "\ntypedef struct {\n"
@@ -688,36 +687,31 @@ void BuildSpec32File( FILE *outfile, DLLSPEC *spec )
         subsystem = IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI;
         break;
     case SPEC_MODE_CUIEXE:
-        if (!init_func) init_func = "main";
+        if (init_func)
+            fprintf( outfile, "extern int %s( int argc, char *argv[] );\n", init_func );
+        else
+        {
+            declare_weak_function( outfile, "main", "int main( int argc, char *argv[] )" );
+            declare_weak_function( outfile, "wmain", "int wmain( int argc, unsigned short *argv[] )" );
+        }
         fprintf( outfile,
                  "\nextern void __stdcall ExitProcess(int);\n"
                  "static void __wine_exe_main(void)\n"
                  "{\n"
                  "    int ret;\n"
-                 "    extern int %s( int argc, char *argv[] );\n"
                  "    if (__wine_spec_init_state == 1)\n"
-                 "        _init( __wine_main_argc, __wine_main_argv, __wine_main_environ );\n"
-                 "    ret = %s( __wine_main_argc, __wine_main_argv );\n"
-                 "    if (__wine_spec_init_state == 1) _fini();\n"
-                 "    ExitProcess( ret );\n"
-                 "}\n\n", init_func, init_func );
-        init_func = "__wine_exe_main";
-        subsystem = IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_CUI;
-        break;
-    case SPEC_MODE_CUIEXE_UNICODE:
-        if (!init_func) init_func = "wmain";
+                 "        _init( __wine_main_argc, __wine_main_argv, __wine_main_environ );\n" );
+        if (init_func)
+            fprintf( outfile,
+                     "    ret = %s( __wine_main_argc, __wine_main_argv );\n", init_func );
+        else
+            fprintf( outfile,
+                     "    if (wmain) ret = wmain( __wine_main_argc, __wine_main_wargv );\n"
+                     "    else ret = main( __wine_main_argc, __wine_main_argv );\n" );
         fprintf( outfile,
-                 "\nextern void __stdcall ExitProcess(int);\n"
-                 "static void __wine_exe_main(void)\n"
-                 "{\n"
-                 "    int ret;\n"
-                 "    extern int %s( int argc, unsigned short *argv[] );\n"
-                 "    if (__wine_spec_init_state == 1)\n"
-                 "        _init( __wine_main_argc, __wine_main_argv, __wine_main_environ );\n"
-                 "    ret = %s( __wine_main_argc, __wine_main_wargv );\n"
                  "    if (__wine_spec_init_state == 1) _fini();\n"
                  "    ExitProcess( ret );\n"
-                 "}\n\n", init_func, init_func );
+                 "}\n\n" );
         init_func = "__wine_exe_main";
         subsystem = IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_CUI;
         break;
diff --git a/tools/winebuild/winebuild.man.in b/tools/winebuild/winebuild.man.in
index 8ad92b0a205..14d3ba3e40f 100644
--- a/tools/winebuild/winebuild.man.in
+++ b/tools/winebuild/winebuild.man.in
@@ -137,24 +137,18 @@ meaningful in \fB--dll\fR mode.
 Set the executable or dll mode, which can be one of the following:
 .br
 .B cui
-for a command line ASCII executable,
+for a command line executable,
 .br
 .B gui
-for a graphical ASCII executable,
-.br
-.B cuiw
-for a command line Unicode executable,
-.br
-.B guiw
-for a graphical Unicode executable,
+for a graphical executable,
 .br
 .B native
 for a native-mode dll.
 .br
-A command line executable entry point is a normal C \fBmain\fR
-function. A graphical executable has a \fBWinMain\fR entry point
-instead. The ASCII/Unicode distinction applies to the strings that are
-passed to the entry point.
+The entry point of a command line executable is a normal C \fBmain\fR
+function. A \fBwmain\fR function can be used instead if you need the
+argument array to use Unicode strings. A graphical executable has a
+\fBWinMain\fR entry point.
 .TP
 .BI \-N,\ --dll-name= dllname
 Set the internal name of the module. It is only used in Win16