diff --git a/src/os/win32/ngx_files.c b/src/os/win32/ngx_files.c
index 51018a74b..d5b861ed1 100644
--- a/src/os/win32/ngx_files.c
+++ b/src/os/win32/ngx_files.c
@@ -214,14 +214,9 @@ ngx_win32_rename_file(ngx_str_t *from, ngx_str_t *to, ngx_pool_t *pool)
         rc = NGX_OK;
     }
 
-    if (ngx_win32_version >= NGX_WIN_NT) {
-        if (DeleteFile((const char *) name) == 0) {
-            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, pool->log, ngx_errno,
-                          "DeleteFile() failed");
-        }
-
-    } else {
-        /* TODO: Win9X: update the open files table */
+    if (DeleteFile((const char *) name) == 0) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, pool->log, ngx_errno,
+                      "DeleteFile() failed");
     }
 
     if (rc == NGX_ERROR) {