diff --git a/command/connect/envoy/admin_access_log_path_unix.go b/command/connect/envoy/admin_access_log_path_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aedaa156689c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/connect/envoy/admin_access_log_path_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+//go:build linux || darwin
+// +build linux darwin
+
+package envoy
+
+const DefaultAdminAccessLogPath = "/dev/null"
diff --git a/command/connect/envoy/admin_access_log_path_windows.go b/command/connect/envoy/admin_access_log_path_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d5e78324769b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/connect/envoy/admin_access_log_path_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+//go:build windows
+// +build windows
+
+package envoy
+
+const DefaultAdminAccessLogPath = "nul"
diff --git a/command/connect/envoy/envoy.go b/command/connect/envoy/envoy.go
index 953c7d42d756..acf238f29fb2 100644
--- a/command/connect/envoy/envoy.go
+++ b/command/connect/envoy/envoy.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
-	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
@@ -23,15 +22,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/tlsutil"
 )
 
-func New(ui cli.Ui, osPlatform string) *cmd {
+func New(ui cli.Ui) *cmd {
 	c := &cmd{UI: ui}
-	c.init(osPlatform)
+	c.init()
 	return c
 }
 
-const DefaultUnixAdminAccessLogPath = "/dev/null"
-const DefaultWindowsAdminAccessLogPath = "nul"
-
 type cmd struct {
 	UI     cli.Ui
 	flags  *flag.FlagSet
@@ -84,7 +80,7 @@ var supportedGateways = map[string]api.ServiceKind{
 	"ingress":     api.ServiceKindIngressGateway,
 }
 
-func (c *cmd) init(osPlatform string) {
+func (c *cmd) init() {
 	c.flags = flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
 
 	c.flags.StringVar(&c.proxyID, "proxy-id", os.Getenv("CONNECT_PROXY_ID"),
@@ -110,17 +106,10 @@ func (c *cmd) init(osPlatform string) {
 		"The full path to the envoy binary to run. By default will just search "+
 			"$PATH. Ignored if -bootstrap is used.")
 
-	if osPlatform == "windows" {
-		c.flags.StringVar(&c.adminAccessLogPath, "admin-access-log-path", DefaultWindowsAdminAccessLogPath,
-			fmt.Sprintf("The path to write the access log for the administration server. If no access "+
-				"log is desired specify %q. By default it will use %q.",
-				DefaultWindowsAdminAccessLogPath, DefaultWindowsAdminAccessLogPath))
-	} else {
-		c.flags.StringVar(&c.adminAccessLogPath, "admin-access-log-path", DefaultUnixAdminAccessLogPath,
-			fmt.Sprintf("The path to write the access log for the administration server. If no access "+
-				"log is desired specify %q. By default it will use %q.",
-				DefaultUnixAdminAccessLogPath, DefaultUnixAdminAccessLogPath))
-	}
+	c.flags.StringVar(&c.adminAccessLogPath, "admin-access-log-path", DefaultAdminAccessLogPath,
+		fmt.Sprintf("The path to write the access log for the administration server. If no access "+
+			"log is desired specify %q. By default it will use %q.",
+			DefaultAdminAccessLogPath, DefaultAdminAccessLogPath))
 
 	c.flags.StringVar(&c.adminBind, "admin-bind", "localhost:19000",
 		"The address:port to start envoy's admin server on. Envoy requires this "+
@@ -268,11 +257,10 @@ func (c *cmd) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 	// TODO: refactor
-	osPlatform := runtime.GOOS
-	return c.run(c.flags.Args(), osPlatform)
+	return c.run(c.flags.Args())
 }
 
-func (c *cmd) run(args []string, osPlatform string) int {
+func (c *cmd) run(args []string) int {
 
 	if c.nodeName != "" && c.proxyID == "" {
 		c.UI.Error("'-node-name' requires '-proxy-id'")
@@ -439,7 +427,7 @@ func (c *cmd) run(args []string, osPlatform string) int {
 	}
 
 	// Generate config
-	bootstrapJson, err := c.generateConfig(osPlatform)
+	bootstrapJson, err := c.generateConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.UI.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1
@@ -482,7 +470,7 @@ func (c *cmd) findBinary() (string, error) {
 	return exec.LookPath("envoy")
 }
 
-func (c *cmd) templateArgs(osPlatform string) (*BootstrapTplArgs, error) {
+func (c *cmd) templateArgs() (*BootstrapTplArgs, error) {
 	httpCfg := api.DefaultConfig()
 	c.http.MergeOntoConfig(httpCfg)
 
@@ -525,11 +513,7 @@ func (c *cmd) templateArgs(osPlatform string) (*BootstrapTplArgs, error) {
 
 	adminAccessLogPath := c.adminAccessLogPath
 	if adminAccessLogPath == "" {
-		if osPlatform == "windows" {
-			adminAccessLogPath = DefaultWindowsAdminAccessLogPath
-		} else {
-			adminAccessLogPath = DefaultUnixAdminAccessLogPath
-		}
+		adminAccessLogPath = DefaultAdminAccessLogPath
 	}
 
 	// Fallback to the old certificate configuration, if none was defined.
@@ -570,8 +554,8 @@ func (c *cmd) templateArgs(osPlatform string) (*BootstrapTplArgs, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (c *cmd) generateConfig(osPlatform string) ([]byte, error) {
-	args, err := c.templateArgs(osPlatform)
+func (c *cmd) generateConfig() ([]byte, error) {
+	args, err := c.templateArgs()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}