diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db3574e275..4a312dcb11 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 - **hash:** Use `Get-FileHash()` directly ([#5177](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5177))
 - **installer:** Drop the old installer ([#5186](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5186))
+- **unix:** Remove `unix.ps1` ([#5235](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5235))
 
 ### Builds
 
diff --git a/bin/auto-pr.ps1 b/bin/auto-pr.ps1
index 71db417a8c..766e49764d 100644
--- a/bin/auto-pr.ps1
+++ b/bin/auto-pr.ps1
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ param(
 
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\manifest.ps1"
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\json.ps1"
-. "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\unix.ps1"
 
 if ($App -ne '*' -and (Test-Path $App -PathType Leaf)) {
     $Dir = Split-Path $App
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ Optional options:
     exit 0
 }
 
-if (is_unix) {
+if ($IsLinux -or $IsMacOS) {
     if (!(which hub)) {
         Write-Host "Please install hub ('brew install hub' or visit: https://hub.github.com/)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
         exit 1
diff --git a/bin/checkhashes.ps1 b/bin/checkhashes.ps1
index d60d5ac627..c8f9656ac4 100644
--- a/bin/checkhashes.ps1
+++ b/bin/checkhashes.ps1
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ param(
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\json.ps1"
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\versions.ps1"
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\install.ps1"
-. "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\unix.ps1"
 
 $Dir = Convert-Path $Dir
 if ($ForceUpdate) { $Update = $true }
diff --git a/bin/checkver.ps1 b/bin/checkver.ps1
index aeaf1914ce..56b8c8c987 100644
--- a/bin/checkver.ps1
+++ b/bin/checkver.ps1
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ param(
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\json.ps1"
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\versions.ps1"
 . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\install.ps1" # needed for hash generation
-. "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\unix.ps1"
 
 if ($App -ne '*' -and (Test-Path $App -PathType Leaf)) {
     $Dir = Split-Path $App
diff --git a/lib/core.ps1 b/lib/core.ps1
index 3fedb228ee..bc0365eb03 100644
--- a/lib/core.ps1
+++ b/lib/core.ps1
@@ -1256,10 +1256,10 @@ if ($scoopConfig) {
 # END NOTE
 
 # Scoop root directory
-$scoopdir = $env:SCOOP, (get_config ROOT_PATH), "$env:USERPROFILE\scoop" | Where-Object { -not [String]::IsNullOrEmpty($_) } | Select-Object -First 1
+$scoopdir = $env:SCOOP, (get_config ROOT_PATH), "$([System.Environment]::GetFolderPath('UserProfile'))\scoop" | Where-Object { -not [String]::IsNullOrEmpty($_) } | Select-Object -First 1
 
 # Scoop global apps directory
-$globaldir = $env:SCOOP_GLOBAL, (get_config GLOBAL_PATH), "$env:ProgramData\scoop" | Where-Object { -not [String]::IsNullOrEmpty($_) } | Select-Object -First 1
+$globaldir = $env:SCOOP_GLOBAL, (get_config GLOBAL_PATH), "$([System.Environment]::GetFolderPath('CommonApplicationData'))\scoop" | Where-Object { -not [String]::IsNullOrEmpty($_) } | Select-Object -First 1
 
 # Scoop cache directory
 # Note: Setting the SCOOP_CACHE environment variable to use a shared directory
diff --git a/lib/unix.ps1 b/lib/unix.ps1
deleted file mode 100644
index a9fdf6cca5..0000000000
--- a/lib/unix.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Note: This file is for overwriting global variables and functions to make
-#       them unix compatible. It has to be imported after everything else!
-
-function is_unix() { $PSVersionTable.Platform -eq 'Unix' }
-function is_mac() { $PSVersionTable.OS.ToLower().StartsWith('darwin') }
-function is_linux() { $PSVersionTable.OS.ToLower().StartsWith('linux') }
-
-if(!(is_unix)) {
-    return # get the hell outta here
-}
-
-# core.ps1
-$scoopdir = $env:SCOOP, (get_config ROOT_PATH), (Join-Path $env:HOME 'scoop') | Select-Object -First 1
-$globaldir = $env:SCOOP_GLOBAL, (get_config 'GLOBAL_PATH'), '/usr/local/scoop' | Select-Object -First 1
-$cachedir = $env:SCOOP_CACHE, (get_config 'CACHE_PATH'), (Join-Path $scoopdir 'cache') | Select-Object -First 1
-
-# core.ps1
-function ensure($dir) {
-    mkdir -p $dir > $null
-    return Convert-Path $dir
-}