diff --git a/embed/README.md b/embed/README.md
index 3acd5df..ea88feb 100644
--- a/embed/README.md
+++ b/embed/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Embeddable WASM build of SQLite
 
-This folder includes an embeddable WASM build of SQLite 3.41.0 for use with
+This folder includes an embeddable WASM build of SQLite 3.41.1 for use with
 [`github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/ncruces/go-sqlite3).
 
 The following optional features are compiled in:
diff --git a/embed/build.sh b/embed/build.sh
index 655387e..f864f58 100755
--- a/embed/build.sh
+++ b/embed/build.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ set -eo pipefail
 
 cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$0")"
 
-# download SQLite
-../sqlite3/download.sh
-
 # build SQLite
 zig cc --target=wasm32-wasi -flto -g0 -Os \
   -o sqlite3.wasm ../sqlite3/main.c \
diff --git a/sqlite3/download.sh b/sqlite3/download.sh
index 21e4042..0c191c5 100755
--- a/sqlite3/download.sh
+++ b/sqlite3/download.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,20 @@ set -eo pipefail
 
 cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$0")"
 
-if [ ! -f "sqlite3.c" ]; then
-	url="https://sqlite.org/2023/sqlite-amalgamation-3410100.zip"
-	curl "$url" > sqlite.zip
-	unzip -d . sqlite.zip
-	mv sqlite-amalgamation-*/sqlite3* .
-	rm -rf sqlite-amalgamation-*
-	rm sqlite.zip
-fi
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+curl -#OL "https://sqlite.org/2023/sqlite-amalgamation-3410100.zip"
+unzip -d . sqlite-amalgamation-*.zip
+mv sqlite-amalgamation-*/sqlite3* .
+rm -rf sqlite-amalgamation-*
+
+cd ../tests/mptest/testdata/
+curl -#OL "https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/mptest/mptest.c"
+curl -#OL "https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/mptest/config01.test"
+curl -#OL "https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/mptest/config02.test"
+curl -#OL "https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/mptest/crash01.test"
+curl -#OL "https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/mptest/crash02.subtest"
+curl -#OL "https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/mptest/multiwrite01.test"
+cd ~-
+
+cd ../tests/speedtest1/testdata/
+curl -#OL "https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/test/speedtest1.c"
+cd ~-
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diff --git a/tests/mptest/testdata/build.sh b/tests/mptest/testdata/build.sh
index 7a081f8..25c8495 100755
--- a/tests/mptest/testdata/build.sh
+++ b/tests/mptest/testdata/build.sh
@@ -3,15 +3,6 @@ set -eo pipefail
 
 cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$0")"
 
-if [ ! -f "mptest.c" ]; then
-	curl -sOL	"https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/mptest/mptest.c"
-	curl -sOL "https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/mptest/config01.test"
-  curl -sOL "https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/mptest/config02.test"
-  curl -sOL "https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/mptest/crash01.test"
-  curl -sOL "https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/mptest/crash02.subtest"
-  curl -sOL "https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/mptest/multiwrite01.test"
-fi
-
 zig cc --target=wasm32-wasi -flto -g0 -Os \
   -o mptest.wasm main.c \
 	-I../../../sqlite3 \
diff --git a/tests/speedtest1/testdata/build.sh b/tests/speedtest1/testdata/build.sh
index 0d6e272..6f8c60e 100755
--- a/tests/speedtest1/testdata/build.sh
+++ b/tests/speedtest1/testdata/build.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ set -eo pipefail
 
 cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$0")"
 
-if [ ! -f "mptest.c" ]; then
-	curl -sOL	"https://github.com/sqlite/sqlite/raw/version-3.41.1/test/speedtest1.c"
-fi
-
 zig cc --target=wasm32-wasi -flto -g0 -Os \
   -o speedtest1.wasm main.c \
 	-I../../../sqlite3 \
diff --git a/vfs.go b/vfs.go
index d73f80f..434c2a8 100644
--- a/vfs.go
+++ b/vfs.go
@@ -146,10 +146,6 @@ func vfsFullPathname(ctx context.Context, mod api.Module, pVfs, zRelative, nFull
 		return uint32(CANTOPEN_FULLPATH)
 	}
 
-	// Consider either using [filepath.EvalSymlinks] to canonicalize the path (as the Unix VFS does).
-	// Or using [os.Readlink] to resolve a symbolic link (as the Unix VFS did).
-	// This might be buggy on Windows (the Windows VFS doesn't try).
-
 	size := uint64(len(abs) + 1)
 	if size > uint64(nFull) {
 		return uint32(CANTOPEN_FULLPATH)