diff --git a/src/pugixml.cpp b/src/pugixml.cpp
index ff04421..20da23b 100644
--- a/src/pugixml.cpp
+++ b/src/pugixml.cpp
@@ -4981,20 +4981,12 @@ PUGI__NS_BEGIN
 #if defined(PUGI__MSVC_CRT_VERSION) || defined(__BORLANDC__) || (defined(__MINGW32__) && (!defined(__STRICT_ANSI__) || defined(__MINGW64_VERSION_MAJOR)))
 	PUGI__FN FILE* open_file_wide(const wchar_t* path, const wchar_t* mode)
 	{
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1900 
-		FILE* file = nullptr;
-		if (_wfopen_s(&file, path, mode) == 0)
-		{
-			return file;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			return nullptr;
-		}
+#if defined(PUGI__MSVC_CRT_VERSION) && PUGI__MSVC_CRT_VERSION >= 1400
+		FILE* file = 0;
+		return _wfopen_s(&file, path, mode) == 0 ? file : 0;
 #else
 		return _wfopen(path, mode);
 #endif
-
 	}
 #else
 	PUGI__FN char* convert_path_heap(const wchar_t* str)
@@ -5038,6 +5030,16 @@ PUGI__NS_BEGIN
 	}
 #endif
 
+	PUGI__FN FILE* open_file(const char* path, const char* mode)
+	{
+#if defined(PUGI__MSVC_CRT_VERSION) && PUGI__MSVC_CRT_VERSION >= 1400
+		FILE* file = 0;
+		return fopen_s(&file, path, mode) == 0 ? file : 0;
+#else
+		return fopen(path, mode);
+#endif
+	}
+
 	PUGI__FN bool save_file_impl(const xml_document& doc, FILE* file, const char_t* indent, unsigned int flags, xml_encoding encoding)
 	{
 		if (!file) return false;
@@ -7200,22 +7202,7 @@ namespace pugi
 		reset();
 
 		using impl::auto_deleter; // MSVC7 workaround
-
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1900 
-		FILE* filePtr = nullptr;
-		auto success = fopen_s(&filePtr, path_, "rb") == 0;
-		auto_deleter<FILE> file(filePtr, impl::close_file);
-
-		if (success == false)
-		{
-			xml_parse_result res{};
-			res.status = status_file_not_found;
-			return res;
-		}
-#else //_MSC_VER >= 1900 
-		auto_deleter<FILE> file(fopen(path_, "rb"), impl::close_file);
-#endif
+		auto_deleter<FILE> file(impl::open_file(path_, "rb"), impl::close_file);
 
 		return impl::load_file_impl(static_cast<impl::xml_document_struct*>(_root), file.data, options, encoding, &_buffer);
 	}
@@ -7298,21 +7285,7 @@ namespace pugi
 	PUGI__FN bool xml_document::save_file(const char* path_, const char_t* indent, unsigned int flags, xml_encoding encoding) const
 	{
 		using impl::auto_deleter; // MSVC7 workaround
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1900 
-		FILE* filePtr = nullptr;
-		auto success = fopen_s(&filePtr, path_, (flags & format_save_file_text) ? "w" : "wb") == 0;
-		
-		auto_deleter<FILE> file(filePtr, impl::close_file);
-
-		if (success == false)
-		{
-			return false;
-		}
-#else //_MSC_VER >= 1900 
-		auto_deleter<FILE> file(fopen(path_, (flags & format_save_file_text) ? "w" : "wb"), impl::close_file);
-#endif
-
+		auto_deleter<FILE> file(impl::open_file(path_, (flags & format_save_file_text) ? "w" : "wb"), impl::close_file);
 
 		return impl::save_file_impl(*this, file.data, indent, flags, encoding);
 	}