diff --git a/runtime/tests/vm/vm.status b/runtime/tests/vm/vm.status
index 4be75f1ef9e..e1d95ce3d3b 100644
--- a/runtime/tests/vm/vm.status
+++ b/runtime/tests/vm/vm.status
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ dart/data_uri_failures_test/nomime: RuntimeError, OK
 dart/data_uri_failures_test/nocharset: RuntimeError, OK
 dart/data_uri_failures_test/base64: RuntimeError, OK
 
-[ $runtime == vm && $system == windows ]
-dart/data_uri_spawn_test: Crash # http://dartbug.com/22943
-
 [ $compiler == dart2dart ]
 # Skip until we stabilize language tests.
 *: Skip
diff --git a/sdk/lib/io/platform_impl.dart b/sdk/lib/io/platform_impl.dart
index d735521904e..3883957ef0d 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/io/platform_impl.dart
+++ b/sdk/lib/io/platform_impl.dart
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class _Platform {
         path.startsWith('https:') ||
         path.startsWith('package:') ||
         path.startsWith('dart:') ||
+        path.startsWith('data:') ||
         path.startsWith('file:')) {
       script = Uri.parse(path);
     } else {