diff --git a/src/os/removeall_noat.go b/src/os/removeall_noat.go
index 6474d2d54e4..c1b43e38075 100644
--- a/src/os/removeall_noat.go
+++ b/src/os/removeall_noat.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ func removeAll(path string) error {
 	}
 
 	// Simple case: if Remove works, we're done.
-	path = fixLongPath(path)
 	err := Remove(path)
 	if err == nil || IsNotExist(err) {
 		return nil
diff --git a/src/os/removeall_test.go b/src/os/removeall_test.go
index 6fb31c2d8f1..8a71f687ed0 100644
--- a/src/os/removeall_test.go
+++ b/src/os/removeall_test.go
@@ -206,26 +206,6 @@ func TestRemoveAllLongPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRemoveAllLongPathWindows(t *testing.T) {
-	startPath, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "TestRemoveAllLongPath-")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Could not create TempDir: %s", err)
-	}
-	defer RemoveAll(startPath)
-
-	// Make a long path
-	err = MkdirAll(filepath.Join(startPath, "foo", "bar", strings.Repeat("a", 150),
-		strings.Repeat("b", 150)), ModePerm)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	err = RemoveAll("foo")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestRemoveAllDot(t *testing.T) {
 	prevDir, err := Getwd()
 	if err != nil {