diff --git a/bootstrap/update_depot_tools.bat b/bootstrap/update_depot_tools.bat
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/gclient b/gclient
index 924905060..5d7422d86 100755
--- a/gclient
+++ b/gclient
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@
 
 base_dir=$(dirname "$0")
 
-# Use the batch file as an entry point if on cygwin.  Needs to happen before
-# the call to update the tools or the update will happen twice.
-if [ "${OSTYPE}" = "cygwin" ]; then
-   ${base_dir}/gclient.bat "$@"
-   exit
-fi
-
 "$base_dir"/update_depot_tools
 
 exec python "$base_dir/gclient.py" "$@"
diff --git a/update_depot_tools b/update_depot_tools
index 2202cdf2f..a9e16519a 100755
--- a/update_depot_tools
+++ b/update_depot_tools
@@ -52,13 +52,7 @@ then
   cd - > /dev/null
 fi
 
-# Use the batch file as an entry point if on cygwin.
-if [ "${OSTYPE}" = "cygwin" -a "${TERM}" != "xterm" ]; then
-  ${base_dir}/bootstrap/update_depot_tools.bat
-  exit
-fi
-
-# We're on POSIX (not cygwin). We can now safely look for svn checkout.
+# We're on POSIX. We can now safely look for svn checkout.
 if [ "X$DEPOT_TOOLS_UPDATE" != "X0" -a -e "$base_dir/.svn" ]
 then
   # Update the bootstrap directory to stay up-to-date with the latest