diff --git a/esp-hal-embassy/src/executor/thread.rs b/esp-hal-embassy/src/executor/thread.rs
index b90d00a3425..e21c837001c 100644
--- a/esp-hal-embassy/src/executor/thread.rs
+++ b/esp-hal-embassy/src/executor/thread.rs
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ impl Executor {
         multi_core,
         doc = r#"
 
-    This will use software-interrupt 3 which isn't
-    available for anything else to wake the other core(s).
-    "#
+This will use software-interrupt 3 which isn't available for anything else to wake the other core(s)."#
     )]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         #[cfg(multi_core)]
diff --git a/esp-hal/build.rs b/esp-hal/build.rs
index f9aa7fb1ebf..d6c28894540 100644
--- a/esp-hal/build.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/build.rs
@@ -117,12 +117,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         )?;
     }
 
-    // needed for before_snippet! macro
-    let host = env::var_os("HOST").expect("HOST not set");
-    if let Some("windows") = host.to_str().unwrap().split('-').nth(2) {
-        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=host_os=\"windows\"");
-    }
-
     // With the architecture-specific linker scripts taken care of, we can copy all
     // remaining linker scripts which are common to all devices:
     copy_dir_all(&config_symbols, "ld/sections", &out)?;
diff --git a/esp-hal/doc-helper/before b/esp-hal/doc-helper/before
deleted file mode 100644
index 7781574e3d0..00000000000
--- a/esp-hal/doc-helper/before
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# #![no_std]
-# use esp_hal::peripherals::Peripherals;
-# use esp_hal::clock::ClockControl;
-# use esp_hal::system::SystemControl;
-# #[panic_handler]
-# fn panic(_ : &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
-#     loop {}
-# }
-# fn main() {
-#   let peripherals = Peripherals::take();
-#   let system = SystemControl::new(peripherals.SYSTEM);
-#   let mut clocks = ClockControl::boot_defaults(system.clock_control).freeze();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/lib.rs b/esp-hal/src/lib.rs
index 9710e12bea0..1af867cfc8a 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/lib.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/lib.rs
@@ -621,26 +621,22 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn stack_chk_fail() {
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
 /// Helper macro for checking doctest code snippets
-#[cfg(not(host_os = "windows"))]
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! before_snippet {
     () => {
-        core::include_str!(concat!(
-            env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-            "/../esp-hal/doc-helper/before"
-        ))
-    };
-}
-
-#[doc(hidden)]
-/// Helper macro for checking doctest code snippets
-#[cfg(host_os = "windows")]
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! before_snippet {
-    () => {
-        core::include_str!(concat!(
-            env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-            "\\..\\esp-hal\\doc-helper\\before"
-        ))
+        r#"
+# #![no_std]
+# use esp_hal::peripherals::Peripherals;
+# use esp_hal::clock::ClockControl;
+# use esp_hal::system::SystemControl;
+# #[panic_handler]
+# fn panic(_ : &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
+#     loop {}
+# }
+# fn main() {
+#   let peripherals = Peripherals::take();
+#   let system = SystemControl::new(peripherals.SYSTEM);
+#   let mut clocks = ClockControl::boot_defaults(system.clock_control).freeze();
+"#
     };
 }
diff --git a/esp-hal/src/mcpwm/operator.rs b/esp-hal/src/mcpwm/operator.rs
index 272b13b8e4e..de6c5fe3517 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/mcpwm/operator.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/mcpwm/operator.rs
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ impl<'d, Pin: OutputPin, PWM: PwmPeripheral, const OP: u8, const IS_A: bool>
 ///
 /// # H-Bridge example
 /// ```rust, no_run
-#[doc = include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/doc-helper/before"))]
+#[doc = crate::before_snippet!()]
 /// # use esp_hal::{mcpwm, prelude::*};
 /// # use esp_hal::mcpwm::{McPwm, PeripheralClockConfig};
 /// # use esp_hal::mcpwm::operator::{DeadTimeCfg, PwmPinConfig, PWMStream};