diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/proc.go b/pkg/proc/native/proc.go
index 7630f0b0..8d6901f8 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/proc.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/proc.go
@@ -370,19 +370,7 @@ func (dbp *Process) FindBreakpoint(pc uint64) (*proc.Breakpoint, bool) {
 }
 
 // Returns a new Process struct.
-func initializeDebugProcess(dbp *Process, path string, attach bool) (*Process, error) {
-	if attach {
-		var err error
-		dbp.execPtraceFunc(func() { err = PtraceAttach(dbp.pid) })
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		_, _, err = dbp.wait(dbp.pid, 0)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
+func initializeDebugProcess(dbp *Process, path string) (*Process, error) {
 	process, err := os.FindProcess(dbp.pid)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/proc_darwin.go b/pkg/proc/native/proc_darwin.go
index 838e9eaa..38e40051 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/proc_darwin.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/proc_darwin.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func Launch(cmd []string, wd string) (*Process, error) {
 	}
 
 	dbp.os.initialized = true
-	dbp, err = initializeDebugProcess(dbp, argv0Go, false)
+	dbp, err = initializeDebugProcess(dbp, argv0Go)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -142,7 +142,17 @@ func Attach(pid int) (*Process, error) {
 
 	dbp.os.initialized = true
 
-	return initializeDebugProcess(dbp, "", true)
+	var err error
+	dbp.execPtraceFunc(func() { err = PtraceAttach(dbp.pid) })
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	_, _, err = dbp.wait(dbp.pid, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return initializeDebugProcess(dbp, "")
 }
 
 // Kill kills the process.
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/proc_linux.go b/pkg/proc/native/proc_linux.go
index ec1875cd..a6257959 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/proc_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/proc_linux.go
@@ -73,12 +73,24 @@ func Launch(cmd []string, wd string) (*Process, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("waiting for target execve failed: %s", err)
 	}
-	return initializeDebugProcess(dbp, process.Path, false)
+	return initializeDebugProcess(dbp, process.Path)
 }
 
 // Attach to an existing process with the given PID.
 func Attach(pid int) (*Process, error) {
-	return initializeDebugProcess(New(pid), "", true)
+	dbp := New(pid)
+
+	var err error
+	dbp.execPtraceFunc(func() { err = PtraceAttach(dbp.pid) })
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	_, _, err = dbp.wait(dbp.pid, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return initializeDebugProcess(dbp, "")
 }
 
 // Kill kills the target process.
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/proc_windows.go b/pkg/proc/native/proc_windows.go
index a237232e..b98bac2e 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/proc_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/proc_windows.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func newDebugProcess(dbp *Process, exepath string) (*Process, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return initializeDebugProcess(dbp, exepath, false)
+	return initializeDebugProcess(dbp, exepath)
 }
 
 // findExePath searches for process pid, and returns its executable path.
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ func (dbp *Process) detach(kill bool) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return PtraceDetach(dbp.pid, 0)
+	return _DebugActiveProcessStop(uint32(dbp.pid))
 }
 
 func killProcess(pid int) error {
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/ptrace_windows.go b/pkg/proc/native/ptrace_windows.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d1a7439..00000000
--- a/pkg/proc/native/ptrace_windows.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package native
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-)
-
-func PtraceAttach(pid int) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented: PtraceAttach")
-}
-
-func PtraceDetach(tid, sig int) error {
-	return _DebugActiveProcessStop(uint32(tid))
-}