diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/windows.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/windows.ts
index ad3025e5c3c..be336e02113 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/windows.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/windows.ts
@@ -207,46 +207,17 @@ export class WindowsManager extends Disposable implements IWindowsMainService {
 		this.workspacesManager = new WorkspacesManager(workspacesMainService, backupMainService, this);
 
 		this.lifecycleService.when(LifecycleMainPhase.Ready).then(() => this.registerListeners());
-		this.lifecycleService.when(LifecycleMainPhase.AfterWindowOpen).then(() => this.setupNativeHelpers());
+		this.lifecycleService.when(LifecycleMainPhase.AfterWindowOpen).then(() => this.installWindowsMutex());
 	}
 
-	private setupNativeHelpers(): void {
+	private installWindowsMutex(): void {
 		if (isWindows) {
-
-			// Setup Windows mutex
 			try {
 				const WindowsMutex = (require.__$__nodeRequire('windows-mutex') as typeof import('windows-mutex')).Mutex;
 				const mutex = new WindowsMutex(product.win32MutexName);
 				once(this.lifecycleService.onWillShutdown)(() => mutex.release());
 			} catch (e) {
 				this.logService.error(e);
-
-				if (!this.environmentService.isBuilt) {
-					this.showMessageBox({
-						title: product.nameLong,
-						type: 'warning',
-						message: 'Failed to load windows-mutex!',
-						detail: e.toString(),
-						noLink: true
-					});
-				}
-			}
-
-			// Dev only: Ensure Windows foreground love module is present
-			if (!this.environmentService.isBuilt) {
-				try {
-					require.__$__nodeRequire('windows-foreground-love');
-				} catch (e) {
-					this.logService.error(e);
-
-					this.showMessageBox({
-						title: product.nameLong,
-						type: 'warning',
-						message: 'Failed to load windows-foreground-love!',
-						detail: e.toString(),
-						noLink: true
-					});
-				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/code/test/electron-main/nativeHelpers.test.ts b/src/vs/code/test/electron-main/nativeHelpers.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff0f589d511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vs/code/test/electron-main/nativeHelpers.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import * as assert from 'assert';
+import { isWindows } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
+
+suite('Windows Native Helpers', () => {
+	test('windows-mutex', async () => {
+		if (!isWindows) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const mutex = await import('windows-mutex');
+		assert.ok(mutex, 'Unable to load windows-mutex dependency.');
+		assert.ok(typeof mutex.isActive === 'function', 'Unable to load windows-mutex dependency.');
+	});
+
+	test('windows-foreground-love', async () => {
+		if (!isWindows) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const foregroundLove = await import('windows-foreground-love');
+		assert.ok(foregroundLove, 'Unable to load windows-foreground-love dependency.');
+	});
+});
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