diff --git a/dlls/kernel/heap.c b/dlls/kernel/heap.c
index b30e45749c0..9bb28072710 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel/heap.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel/heap.c
@@ -72,13 +72,10 @@ static HANDLE systemHeap;   /* globally shared heap */
 
 
 /* filter for page-fault exceptions */
-/* It is possible for a bogus global pointer to cause a */
-/* page zero reference, so I include EXCEPTION_PRIV_INSTRUCTION too. */
 static WINE_EXCEPTION_FILTER(page_fault)
 {
     switch (GetExceptionCode()) {
         case (EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION):
-        case (EXCEPTION_PRIV_INSTRUCTION):
            return EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER;
         default:
            return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH;
diff --git a/dlls/kernel/ne_module.c b/dlls/kernel/ne_module.c
index 4770587c16e..c3572ae68c2 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel/ne_module.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel/ne_module.c
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ static HMODULE16 NE_GetModuleByFilename( LPCSTR name );
 
 static WINE_EXCEPTION_FILTER(page_fault)
 {
-    if (GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION ||
-        GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_PRIV_INSTRUCTION)
+    if (GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION)
         return EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER;
     return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/kernel/resource.c b/dlls/kernel/resource.c
index 7b91a2a0228..8964855edd0 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel/resource.c
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(resource);
 
 static WINE_EXCEPTION_FILTER(page_fault)
 {
-    if (GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION ||
-        GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_PRIV_INSTRUCTION)
+    if (GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION)
         return EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER;
     return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/resource.c b/dlls/ntdll/resource.c
index 8694917d982..7426128bb14 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/resource.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/resource.c
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ static LANGID user_ui_language, system_ui_language;
 
 static WINE_EXCEPTION_FILTER(page_fault)
 {
-    if (GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION ||
-        GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_PRIV_INSTRUCTION)
+    if (GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION)
         return EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER;
     return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/rpc.c b/dlls/ole32/rpc.c
index d87b478367c..c57bab5e6ac 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/rpc.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/rpc.c
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ struct dispatch_params
 
 static WINE_EXCEPTION_FILTER(ole_filter)
 {
-    if (GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION ||
-        GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_PRIV_INSTRUCTION)
+    if (GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION)
         return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH;
     return EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/user/lstr.c b/dlls/user/lstr.c
index 9a3473819c0..bc9ad460230 100644
--- a/dlls/user/lstr.c
+++ b/dlls/user/lstr.c
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(resource);
 /* filter for page-fault exceptions */
 static WINE_EXCEPTION_FILTER(page_fault)
 {
-    if (GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION ||
-        GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_PRIV_INSTRUCTION)
+    if (GetExceptionCode() == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION)
         return EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER;
     return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH;
 }