diff --git a/config-unix.mk b/config-unix.mk
index b976828c16..adbee4f4eb 100644
--- a/config-unix.mk
+++ b/config-unix.mk
@@ -134,13 +134,6 @@ OBJS += src/unix/openbsd.o
 OBJS += src/unix/kqueue.o
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(findstring cygwin,$(PLATFORM)))
-# We drop the --std=c89, it hides CLOCK_MONOTONIC on cygwin
-CSTDFLAG = -D_GNU_SOURCE
-LDFLAGS+=
-OBJS += src/unix/cygwin.o
-endif
-
 ifeq (sunos,$(PLATFORM))
 RUNNER_LDFLAGS += -pthreads
 else
diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index d9acb6acf5..5507eb0ff3 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -1755,9 +1755,9 @@ UV_EXTERN int uv_signal_stop(uv_signal_t* handle);
 
 
 /*
- * Gets load avg
+ * Gets load average.
  * See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_(computing)
- * (Returns [0,0,0] for windows and cygwin)
+ * Returns [0,0,0] on Windows.
  */
 UV_EXTERN void uv_loadavg(double avg[3]);
 
diff --git a/src/unix/cygwin.c b/src/unix/cygwin.c
deleted file mode 100644
index dcd9d6ddb8..0000000000
--- a/src/unix/cygwin.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors. All rights reserved.
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
- * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
- * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
- * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
- * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
- * IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-#include "uv.h"
-#include "internal.h"
-
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <time.h>
-
-#undef NANOSEC
-#define NANOSEC ((uint64_t) 1e9)
-
-
-int uv__platform_loop_init(uv_loop_t* loop, int default_loop) {
-  return 0;
-}
-
-
-void uv__platform_loop_delete(uv_loop_t* loop) {
-}
-
-
-uint64_t uv__hrtime(void) {
-  struct timespec ts;
-  clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
-  return (((uint64_t) ts.tv_sec) * NANOSEC + ts.tv_nsec);
-}
-
-
-void uv_loadavg(double avg[3]) {
-  /* Unsupported as of cygwin 1.7.7 */
-  avg[0] = avg[1] = avg[2] = 0;
-}
-
-
-int uv_exepath(char* buffer, size_t* size) {
-  if (!buffer || !size) {
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  *size = readlink("/proc/self/exe", buffer, *size - 1);
-  if (*size <= 0) return -1;
-  buffer[*size] = '\0';
-  return 0;
-}
-
-uint64_t uv_get_free_memory(void) {
-  return (uint64_t) sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE) * sysconf(_SC_AVPHYS_PAGES);
-}
-
-uint64_t uv_get_total_memory(void) {
-  return (uint64_t) sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE) * sysconf(_SC_PHYS_PAGES);
-}
-
-int uv_fs_event_init(uv_loop_t* loop,
-                     uv_fs_event_t* handle,
-                     const char* filename,
-                     uv_fs_event_cb cb,
-                     int flags) {
-  uv__set_sys_error(loop, ENOSYS);
-  return -1;
-}
-
-
-void uv__fs_event_close(uv_fs_event_t* handle) {
-  assert(0 && "implement me");
-}