diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16fdb371..acfa3719 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   is not triggered in the `linux_android_with_fallback` backend [#605]
 
 ### Changed
-- Update `windows-targets` dependency to v0.53 [#593]
+- Remove `windows-targets` dependency and use [`raw-dylib`] directly [#627]
 - Update `wasi` dependency to v0.14 [#594]
 - Add `#[inline]` attribute to the inner functions [#596]
 - Update WASI and Emscripten links in the crate-level docs [#597]
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [#570]: https://github.com/rust-random/getrandom/pull/570
 [#572]: https://github.com/rust-random/getrandom/pull/572
 [#591]: https://github.com/rust-random/getrandom/pull/591
-[#593]: https://github.com/rust-random/getrandom/pull/593
 [#594]: https://github.com/rust-random/getrandom/pull/594
 [#596]: https://github.com/rust-random/getrandom/pull/596
 [#597]: https://github.com/rust-random/getrandom/pull/597
@@ -38,6 +37,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [#605]: https://github.com/rust-random/getrandom/pull/605
 [#610]: https://github.com/rust-random/getrandom/pull/610
 [#614]: https://github.com/rust-random/getrandom/pull/614
+[#627]: https://github.com/rust-random/getrandom/pull/627
+[`raw-dylib`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/items/external-blocks.html?highlight=link#dylib-versus-raw-dylib
 
 ## [0.3.1] - 2025-01-28
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 93df7a71..91a0cb2e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasi",
  "wasm-bindgen",
  "wasm-bindgen-test",
- "windows-targets 0.53.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -289,7 +288,7 @@ version = "0.59.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1e38bc4d79ed67fd075bcc251a1c39b32a1776bbe92e5bef1f0bf1f8c531853b"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets 0.52.6",
+ "windows-targets",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -298,30 +297,14 @@ version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9b724f72796e036ab90c1021d4780d4d3d648aca59e491e6b98e725b84e99973"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.52.6",
- "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.52.6",
- "windows_i686_gnu 0.52.6",
- "windows_i686_gnullvm 0.52.6",
- "windows_i686_msvc 0.52.6",
- "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.52.6",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.52.6",
- "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.52.6",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "windows-targets"
-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b1e4c7e8ceaaf9cb7d7507c974735728ab453b67ef8f18febdd7c11fe59dca8b"
-dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.53.0",
- "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.53.0",
- "windows_i686_gnu 0.53.0",
- "windows_i686_gnullvm 0.53.0",
- "windows_i686_msvc 0.53.0",
- "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.53.0",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.53.0",
- "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.53.0",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc",
+ "windows_i686_gnu",
+ "windows_i686_gnullvm",
+ "windows_i686_msvc",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -330,96 +313,48 @@ version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "32a4622180e7a0ec044bb555404c800bc9fd9ec262ec147edd5989ccd0c02cd3"
 
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-name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "86b8d5f90ddd19cb4a147a5fa63ca848db3df085e25fee3cc10b39b6eebae764"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "09ec2a7bb152e2252b53fa7803150007879548bc709c039df7627cabbd05d469"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c7651a1f62a11b8cbd5e0d42526e55f2c99886c77e007179efff86c2b137e66c"
-
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-[[package]]
-name = "windows_i686_gnu"
-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c1dc67659d35f387f5f6c479dc4e28f1d4bb90ddd1a5d3da2e5d97b42d6272c3"
-
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-[[package]]
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-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9ce6ccbdedbf6d6354471319e781c0dfef054c81fbc7cf83f338a4296c0cae11"
-
 [[package]]
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-[[package]]
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-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "581fee95406bb13382d2f65cd4a908ca7b1e4c2f1917f143ba16efe98a589b5d"
-
 [[package]]
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-[[package]]
-name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2e55b5ac9ea33f2fc1716d1742db15574fd6fc8dadc51caab1c16a3d3b4190ba"
-
 [[package]]
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-[[package]]
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-version = "0.53.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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-[[package]]
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-version = "0.53.0"
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-
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4298ea0b..abd0d79b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ libc = { version = "0.2.154", default-features = false }
 [target.'cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", target_os = "wasi", target_env = "p2"))'.dependencies]
 wasi = { version = "0.14", default-features = false }
 
-# windows7
-[target.'cfg(all(windows, not(target_vendor = "win7"), not(getrandom_windows_legacy)))'.dependencies]
-windows-targets = "0.53"
-
 # wasm_js
 [target.'cfg(all(target_arch = "wasm32", any(target_os = "unknown", target_os = "none")))'.dependencies]
 wasm-bindgen = { version = "0.2.98", default-features = false, optional = true }
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index ea9baaaa..14aaf0c8 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
     // Use `RtlGenRandom` on older compiler versions since win7 targets
-    // were introduced only in Rust 1.78
+    // TODO(MSRV 1.78): Remove this check
     let target_family = env::var_os("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_FAMILY").and_then(|f| f.into_string().ok());
     if target_family.as_deref() == Some("windows") {
         /// Minor version of the Rust compiler in which win7 targets were inroduced
diff --git a/src/backends/windows.rs b/src/backends/windows.rs
index 2ab7bead..b5cd504f 100644
--- a/src/backends/windows.rs
+++ b/src/backends/windows.rs
@@ -26,13 +26,27 @@ use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
 pub use crate::util::{inner_u32, inner_u64};
 
 // Binding to the Windows.Win32.Security.Cryptography.ProcessPrng API. As
-// bcryptprimitives.dll lacks an import library, we use the windows-targets
-// crate to link to it.
-//
-// TODO(MSRV 1.71): Migrate to linking as raw-dylib directly.
-// https://github.com/joboet/rust/blob/5c1c72572479afe98734d5f78fa862abe662c41a/library/std/src/sys/pal/windows/c.rs#L119
-// https://github.com/microsoft/windows-rs/blob/0.60.0/crates/libs/targets/src/lib.rs
-windows_targets::link!("bcryptprimitives.dll" "system" fn ProcessPrng(pbdata: *mut u8, cbdata: usize) -> i32);
+// bcryptprimitives.dll lacks an import library, we use "raw-dylib". This
+// was added in Rust 1.65 for x86_64/aarch64 and in Rust 1.71 for x86.
+// We don't need MSRV 1.71, as we only use this backend on Rust 1.78 and later.
+#[cfg_attr(
+    target_arch = "x86",
+    link(
+        name = "bcryptprimitives",
+        kind = "raw-dylib",
+        import_name_type = "undecorated"
+    )
+)]
+#[cfg_attr(
+    not(target_arch = "x86"),
+    link(name = "bcryptprimitives", kind = "raw-dylib")
+)]
+extern "system" {
+    fn ProcessPrng(pbdata: *mut u8, cbdata: usize) -> BOOL;
+}
+#[allow(clippy::upper_case_acronyms)]
+type BOOL = core::ffi::c_int; // MSRV 1.64, similarly OK for this backend.
+const TRUE: BOOL = 1;
 
 #[inline]
 pub fn fill_inner(dest: &mut [MaybeUninit<u8>]) -> Result<(), Error> {
@@ -42,6 +56,6 @@ pub fn fill_inner(dest: &mut [MaybeUninit<u8>]) -> Result<(), Error> {
     // return 1 (which is how windows represents TRUE).
     // See the bottom of page 6 of the aforementioned Windows RNG
     // whitepaper for more information.
-    debug_assert!(result == 1);
+    debug_assert!(result == TRUE);
     Ok(())
 }