diff --git a/io/path.cpp b/io/path.cpp
index e35f6c5..68f6548 100644
--- a/io/path.cpp
+++ b/io/path.cpp
@@ -4,23 +4,6 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
-#if defined(PLATFORM_UNIX)
-#include <dirent.h>
-#include <pwd.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#elif defined(PLATFORM_WINDOWS)
-#ifdef UNICODE
-#undef UNICODE
-#endif
-#ifdef _UNICODE
-#undef _UNICODE
-#endif
-#include <windows.h>
-#else
-#error Platform not supported.
-#endif
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -84,39 +67,4 @@ void removeInvalidChars(std::string &fileName)
     }
 }
 
-/*!
- * \brief Returns the names of the directory entries in the specified \a path with the specified \a types.
- * \deprecated This function has FIXMEs. Since it can be replaced by using fs abstraction lib it is a good candidate for being replaced.
- */
-std::list<std::string> directoryEntries(const char *path, DirectoryEntryType types)
-{
-#ifdef PLATFORM_UNIX
-    list<string> entries;
-    if (auto dir = opendir(path)) {
-        while (auto dirEntry = readdir(dir)) {
-            bool filter = false;
-            switch (dirEntry->d_type) {
-            case DT_REG:
-                filter = (types & DirectoryEntryType::File) != DirectoryEntryType::None;
-                break;
-            case DT_DIR:
-                filter = (types & DirectoryEntryType::Directory) != DirectoryEntryType::None;
-                break;
-            case DT_LNK:
-                filter = (types & DirectoryEntryType::Symlink) != DirectoryEntryType::None;
-                break;
-            default:
-                filter = (types & DirectoryEntryType::All) != DirectoryEntryType::None;
-            }
-            if (filter) {
-                entries.emplace_back(dirEntry->d_name);
-            }
-        }
-        closedir(dir);
-    }
-    return entries;
-#else
-    return list<string>(); // TODO
-#endif
-}
 } // namespace IoUtilities
diff --git a/io/path.h b/io/path.h
index 332086f..7a2cdef 100644
--- a/io/path.h
+++ b/io/path.h
@@ -20,30 +20,9 @@
 
 namespace IoUtilities {
 
-/*!
- * \brief The DirectoryEntryType enum specifies the type of a directory entry (file, directory or symlink).
- */
-enum class DirectoryEntryType : unsigned char { None = 0, File = 1, Directory = 2, Symlink = 4, All = 0xFF };
-
-constexpr DirectoryEntryType operator|(DirectoryEntryType lhs, DirectoryEntryType rhs)
-{
-    return static_cast<DirectoryEntryType>(static_cast<unsigned char>(lhs) | static_cast<unsigned char>(rhs));
-}
-
-inline DirectoryEntryType &operator|=(DirectoryEntryType &lhs, DirectoryEntryType rhs)
-{
-    return (lhs = static_cast<DirectoryEntryType>(static_cast<unsigned char>(lhs) | static_cast<unsigned char>(rhs)));
-}
-
-constexpr DirectoryEntryType operator&(DirectoryEntryType lhs, DirectoryEntryType rhs)
-{
-    return static_cast<DirectoryEntryType>(static_cast<unsigned char>(lhs) & static_cast<unsigned char>(rhs));
-}
-
 CPP_UTILITIES_EXPORT std::string fileName(const std::string &path);
 CPP_UTILITIES_EXPORT std::string directory(const std::string &path);
 CPP_UTILITIES_EXPORT void removeInvalidChars(std::string &fileName);
-CPP_UTILITIES_EXPORT std::list<std::string> directoryEntries(const char *path, DirectoryEntryType types = DirectoryEntryType::All);
 } // namespace IoUtilities
 
 #endif // IOUTILITIES_PATHHELPER_H
diff --git a/tests/iotests.cpp b/tests/iotests.cpp
index f1cf3db..f9f9933 100644
--- a/tests/iotests.cpp
+++ b/tests/iotests.cpp
@@ -272,22 +272,6 @@ void IoTests::testPathUtilities()
     string invalidPath("lib/c++uti*lities.so?");
     removeInvalidChars(invalidPath);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(invalidPath == "libc++utilities.so");
-#ifdef PLATFORM_UNIX
-    const string iniFilePath = TestUtilities::testFilePath("test.ini");
-    const string testFilesDir = iniFilePath.substr(0, iniFilePath.size() - 9);
-    auto testFilesDirEntries = directoryEntries(testFilesDir.c_str(), DirectoryEntryType::All);
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), "test.ini") != testFilesDirEntries.cend());
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), ".") != testFilesDirEntries.cend());
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), "..") != testFilesDirEntries.cend());
-    testFilesDirEntries = directoryEntries(testFilesDir.c_str(), DirectoryEntryType::Directory);
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), "test.ini") == testFilesDirEntries.cend());
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), ".") != testFilesDirEntries.cend());
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), "..") != testFilesDirEntries.cend());
-    testFilesDirEntries = directoryEntries(testFilesDir.c_str(), DirectoryEntryType::File);
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), "test.ini") != testFilesDirEntries.cend());
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), ".") == testFilesDirEntries.cend());
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), "..") == testFilesDirEntries.cend());
-#endif
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/tests/testutils.cpp b/tests/testutils.cpp
index e81adc5..051ae49 100644
--- a/tests/testutils.cpp
+++ b/tests/testutils.cpp
@@ -552,25 +552,17 @@ string TestApplication::readTestfilePathFromSrcRef()
             cerr << Phrases::Warning << "The file \"srcdirref\" is empty." << Phrases::EndFlush;
             return string();
         }
+        srcDirContent += "/testfiles/";
 
         // check whether the referenced source directory contains a "testfiles" directory
-#ifdef PLATFORM_UNIX // directoryEntries() is not implemented under Windows so we can only to the check under UNIX
-        bool hasTestfilesDir = false;
-        for (const string &dir : directoryEntries(srcDirContent.data(), DirectoryEntryType::Directory)) {
-            if (dir == "testfiles") {
-                hasTestfilesDir = true;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        if (!hasTestfilesDir) {
+        if (!dirExists(srcDirContent)) {
             cerr << Phrases::Warning
                  << "The source directory referenced by the file \"srcdirref\" does not contain a \"testfiles\" directory or does not exist."
                  << Phrases::End << "Referenced source directory: " << srcDirContent << endl;
             return string();
         }
-#endif // PLATFORM_UNIX
+        return srcDirContent;
 
-        return srcDirContent += "/testfiles/";
     } catch (const std::ios_base::failure &) {
         cerr << Phrases::Warning << "The file \"srcdirref\" can not be opened. It likely just doesn't exist in the working directory."
              << Phrases::EndFlush;