diff --git a/base/VulkanTools.cpp b/base/VulkanTools.cpp
index cfdeb824..29b558ac 100644
--- a/base/VulkanTools.cpp
+++ b/base/VulkanTools.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@
 
 #include "VulkanTools.h"
 
+const std::string getAssetPath()
+{
+#if defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR)
+	return "";
+#elif defined(VK_EXAMPLE_DATA_DIR)
+	return VK_EXAMPLE_DATA_DIR;
+#else
+	return "./../data/";
+#endif
+}
+
 namespace vks
 {
 	namespace tools
diff --git a/base/VulkanTools.h b/base/VulkanTools.h
index 1da5a889..46ff411f 100644
--- a/base/VulkanTools.h
+++ b/base/VulkanTools.h
@@ -59,11 +59,7 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__ANDROID__)
-#define ASSET_PATH ""
-#else
-#define ASSET_PATH "./../data/"
-#endif
+const std::string getAssetPath();
 
 namespace vks
 {
diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
index 2fb65cd9..f30a015c 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
@@ -101,20 +101,6 @@ std::string VulkanExampleBase::getWindowTitle()
 	return windowTitle;
 }
 
-#if !(defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_IOS_MVK) || defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_MACOS_MVK))
-// iOS & macOS: VulkanExampleBase::getAssetPath() implemented externally to allow access to Objective-C components
-const std::string VulkanExampleBase::getAssetPath()
-{
-#if defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR)
-	return "";
-#elif defined(VK_EXAMPLE_DATA_DIR)
-	return VK_EXAMPLE_DATA_DIR;
-#else
-	return "./../data/";
-#endif
-}
-#endif
-
 bool VulkanExampleBase::checkCommandBuffers()
 {
 	for (auto& cmdBuffer : drawCmdBuffers)
diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
index e84f4c98..f821d93e 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ public:
 
 	/** @brief Last frame time measured using a high performance timer (if available) */
 	float frameTimer = 1.0f;
-	/** @brief Returns os specific base asset path (for shaders, models, textures) */
-	const std::string getAssetPath();
 
 	vks::Benchmark benchmark;
 
diff --git a/examples/computeheadless/computeheadless.cpp b/examples/computeheadless/computeheadless.cpp
index 9e6b13f3..afdb0dda 100644
--- a/examples/computeheadless/computeheadless.cpp
+++ b/examples/computeheadless/computeheadless.cpp
@@ -365,9 +365,9 @@ public:
 			shaderStage.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_SHADER_STAGE_CREATE_INFO;
 			shaderStage.stage = VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT;
 #if defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR)
-			shaderStage.module = vks::tools::loadShader(androidapp->activity->assetManager, ASSET_PATH "shaders/computeheadless/headless.comp.spv", device);
+			shaderStage.module = vks::tools::loadShader(androidapp->activity->assetManager, (getAssetPath() + "shaders/computeheadless/headless.comp.spv".c_str(), device);
 #else
-			shaderStage.module = vks::tools::loadShader(ASSET_PATH "shaders/computeheadless/headless.comp.spv", device);
+			shaderStage.module = vks::tools::loadShader((getAssetPath() + "shaders/computeheadless/headless.comp.spv").c_str(), device);
 #endif
 			shaderStage.pName = "main";
 			shaderStage.pSpecializationInfo = &specializationInfo;
diff --git a/examples/imgui/main.cpp b/examples/imgui/main.cpp
index bc9e7165..2753ecde 100644
--- a/examples/imgui/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/imgui/main.cpp
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ public:
 
 		pipelineCreateInfo.pVertexInputState = &vertexInputState;
 
-		shaderStages[0] = example->loadShader(example->getAssetPath() + "shaders/imgui/ui.vert.spv", VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT);
-		shaderStages[1] = example->loadShader(example->getAssetPath() + "shaders/imgui/ui.frag.spv", VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT);
+		shaderStages[0] = example->loadShader(getAssetPath() + "shaders/imgui/ui.vert.spv", VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT);
+		shaderStages[1] = example->loadShader(getAssetPath() + "shaders/imgui/ui.frag.spv", VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT);
 
 		VK_CHECK_RESULT(vkCreateGraphicsPipelines(device->logicalDevice, pipelineCache, 1, &pipelineCreateInfo, nullptr, &pipeline));
 	}
diff --git a/examples/renderheadless/renderheadless.cpp b/examples/renderheadless/renderheadless.cpp
index 9806be39..8d30d90f 100644
--- a/examples/renderheadless/renderheadless.cpp
+++ b/examples/renderheadless/renderheadless.cpp
@@ -598,11 +598,11 @@ public:
 			shaderStages[1].stage = VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT;
 			shaderStages[1].pName = "main";
 #if defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR)
-			shaderStages[0].module = vks::tools::loadShader(androidapp->activity->assetManager, ASSET_PATH "shaders/renderheadless/triangle.vert.spv", device);
-			shaderStages[1].module = vks::tools::loadShader(androidapp->activity->assetManager, ASSET_PATH "shaders/renderheadless/triangle.frag.spv", device);
+			shaderStages[0].module = vks::tools::loadShader(androidapp->activity->assetManager, (getAssetPath() + "shaders/renderheadless/triangle.vert.spv".c_str(), device);
+			shaderStages[1].module = vks::tools::loadShader(androidapp->activity->assetManager, (getAssetPath() + "shaders/renderheadless/triangle.frag.spv".c_str(), device);
 #else
-			shaderStages[0].module = vks::tools::loadShader(ASSET_PATH "shaders/renderheadless/triangle.vert.spv", device);
-			shaderStages[1].module = vks::tools::loadShader(ASSET_PATH "shaders/renderheadless/triangle.frag.spv", device);
+			shaderStages[0].module = vks::tools::loadShader((getAssetPath() + "shaders/renderheadless/triangle.vert.spv").c_str(), device);
+			shaderStages[1].module = vks::tools::loadShader((getAssetPath() + "shaders/renderheadless/triangle.frag.spv").c_str(), device);
 #endif
 			shaderModules = { shaderStages[0].module, shaderStages[1].module };
 			VK_CHECK_RESULT(vkCreateGraphicsPipelines(device, pipelineCache, 1, &pipelineCreateInfo, nullptr, &pipeline));