diff --git a/net/net_windows.go b/net/net_windows.go
index f125260..4d97c6e 100644
--- a/net/net_windows.go
+++ b/net/net_windows.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
-	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/internal/common"
 )
@@ -35,37 +34,28 @@ func IOCounters(pernic bool) ([]IOCountersStat, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	ai, err := getAdapterList()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	var ret []IOCountersStat
 
 	for _, ifi := range ifs {
-		name := ifi.Name
-		for ; ai != nil; ai = ai.Next {
-			name = common.BytePtrToString(&ai.Description[0])
-			c := IOCountersStat{
-				Name: name,
-			}
-
-			row := syscall.MibIfRow{Index: ai.Index}
-			e := syscall.GetIfEntry(&row)
-			if e != nil {
-				return nil, os.NewSyscallError("GetIfEntry", e)
-			}
-			c.BytesSent = uint64(row.OutOctets)
-			c.BytesRecv = uint64(row.InOctets)
-			c.PacketsSent = uint64(row.OutUcastPkts)
-			c.PacketsRecv = uint64(row.InUcastPkts)
-			c.Errin = uint64(row.InErrors)
-			c.Errout = uint64(row.OutErrors)
-			c.Dropin = uint64(row.InDiscards)
-			c.Dropout = uint64(row.OutDiscards)
+		c := IOCountersStat{
+			Name: ifi.Name,
+		}
 
-			ret = append(ret, c)
+		row := syscall.MibIfRow{Index: uint32(ifi.Index)}
+		e := syscall.GetIfEntry(&row)
+		if e != nil {
+			return nil, os.NewSyscallError("GetIfEntry", e)
 		}
+		c.BytesSent = uint64(row.OutOctets)
+		c.BytesRecv = uint64(row.InOctets)
+		c.PacketsSent = uint64(row.OutUcastPkts)
+		c.PacketsRecv = uint64(row.InUcastPkts)
+		c.Errin = uint64(row.InErrors)
+		c.Errout = uint64(row.OutErrors)
+		c.Dropin = uint64(row.InDiscards)
+		c.Dropout = uint64(row.OutDiscards)
+
+		ret = append(ret, c)
 	}
 
 	if pernic == false {
@@ -86,23 +76,6 @@ func Connections(kind string) ([]ConnectionStat, error) {
 	return ret, common.ErrNotImplementedError
 }
 
-// borrowed from src/pkg/net/interface_windows.go
-func getAdapterList() (*syscall.IpAdapterInfo, error) {
-	b := make([]byte, 1000)
-	l := uint32(len(b))
-	a := (*syscall.IpAdapterInfo)(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0]))
-	err := syscall.GetAdaptersInfo(a, &l)
-	if err == syscall.ERROR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW {
-		b = make([]byte, l)
-		a = (*syscall.IpAdapterInfo)(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0]))
-		err = syscall.GetAdaptersInfo(a, &l)
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, os.NewSyscallError("GetAdaptersInfo", err)
-	}
-	return a, nil
-}
-
 func FilterCounters() ([]FilterStat, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("NetFilterCounters not implemented for windows")
 }