diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/std/parallel/binary_semaphore.h b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/std/parallel/binary_semaphore.h
index 797de5fceb..f9d0cdbe4d 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/std/parallel/binary_semaphore.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/std/parallel/binary_semaphore.h
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ namespace AZStd
 
         binary_semaphore(bool initialState = false)
         {
-            m_event = CreateEvent(nullptr, false, initialState, nullptr);
+            m_event = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, initialState, nullptr);
             AZ_Assert(m_event != NULL, "CreateEvent error: %d\n", GetLastError());
         }
         binary_semaphore(const char* name, bool initialState = false)
         {
             (void)name; // name is used only for debug, if we pass it to the semaphore it will become named semaphore
-            m_event = CreateEvent(nullptr, false, initialState, nullptr);
+            m_event = CreateEventW(nullptr, false, initialState, nullptr);
             AZ_Assert(m_event != NULL, "CreateEvent error: %d\n", GetLastError());
         }
 
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzCore/Platform/Common/WinAPI/AzCore/std/parallel/config_WinAPI.h b/Code/Framework/AzCore/Platform/Common/WinAPI/AzCore/std/parallel/config_WinAPI.h
index fb91e4d503..86117c0539 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzCore/Platform/Common/WinAPI/AzCore/std/parallel/config_WinAPI.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzCore/Platform/Common/WinAPI/AzCore/std/parallel/config_WinAPI.h
@@ -71,19 +71,11 @@ extern "C"
     using LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES = SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES*;
 
     // Semaphore
-    AZ_DLL_IMPORT HANDLE _stdcall CreateSemaphoreA(LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSemaphoreAttributes, LONG lInitialCount, LONG lMaximumCount, LPCSTR lpName);
     AZ_DLL_IMPORT HANDLE _stdcall CreateSemaphoreW(LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSemaphoreAttributes, LONG lInitialCount, LONG lMaximumCount, LPCWSTR lpName);
     AZ_DLL_IMPORT BOOL _stdcall ReleaseSemaphore(HANDLE hSemaphore, LONG lReleaseCount, LPLONG lpPreviousCount);
-    #ifndef CreateSemaphore
-        #define CreateSemaphore CreateSemaphoreW
-    #endif
 
     // Event
-    AZ_DLL_IMPORT HANDLE _stdcall CreateEventA(LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpEventAttributes, BOOL bManualReset, BOOL bInitialState, LPCSTR lpName);
     AZ_DLL_IMPORT HANDLE _stdcall CreateEventW(LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpEventAttributes, BOOL bManualReset, BOOL bInitialState, LPCWSTR lpName);
-    #ifndef CreateEvent
-        #define CreateEvent CreateEventW
-    #endif
     AZ_DLL_IMPORT BOOL _stdcall SetEvent(HANDLE);
 }
 
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzCore/Platform/Common/WinAPI/AzCore/std/parallel/internal/semaphore_WinAPI.h b/Code/Framework/AzCore/Platform/Common/WinAPI/AzCore/std/parallel/internal/semaphore_WinAPI.h
index cca90787e6..cd6b216057 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzCore/Platform/Common/WinAPI/AzCore/std/parallel/internal/semaphore_WinAPI.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzCore/Platform/Common/WinAPI/AzCore/std/parallel/internal/semaphore_WinAPI.h
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ namespace AZStd
 {
     inline semaphore::semaphore(unsigned int initialCount, unsigned int maximumCount)
     {
-        m_semaphore = CreateSemaphore(NULL, initialCount, maximumCount, 0);
+        m_semaphore = CreateSemaphoreW(NULL, initialCount, maximumCount, 0);
         AZ_Assert(m_semaphore != NULL, "CreateSemaphore error: %d\n", GetLastError());
     }
 
     inline semaphore::semaphore(const char* name, unsigned int initialCount, unsigned int maximumCount)
     {
         (void)name; // name is used only for debug, if we pass it to the semaphore it will become named semaphore
-        m_semaphore = CreateSemaphore(NULL, initialCount, maximumCount, 0);
+        m_semaphore = CreateSemaphoreW(NULL, initialCount, maximumCount, 0);
         AZ_Assert(m_semaphore != NULL, "CreateSemaphore error: %d\n", GetLastError());
     }