diff --git a/src/pkg/net/http/Makefile b/src/pkg/net/http/Makefile
index 4bf33a6..807bc32 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/http/Makefile
+++ b/src/pkg/net/http/Makefile
@@ -21,9 +21,4 @@
 	transfer.go\
 	transport.go\
 
-GOFILES_windows=\
-	transport_windows.go\
-
-GOFILES+=$(GOFILES_$(GOOS))
-
 include ../../../Make.pkg
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/http/transport.go b/src/pkg/net/http/transport.go
index e622e41..dc70be4 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/http/transport.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/http/transport.go
@@ -519,17 +519,11 @@
 
 	for alive {
 		pb, err := pc.br.Peek(1)
-		if err != nil {
-			if remoteSideClosed(err) && !pc.expectingResponse() {
-				// Remote side closed on us.  (We probably hit their
-				// max idle timeout)
-				pc.close()
-				return
-			}
-		}
 		if !pc.expectingResponse() {
-			log.Printf("Unsolicited response received on idle HTTP channel starting with %q; err=%v",
-				string(pb), err)
+			if len(pb) > 0 {
+				log.Printf("Unsolicited response received on idle HTTP channel starting with %q; err=%v",
+					string(pb), err)
+			}
 			pc.close()
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/http/transport_windows.go b/src/pkg/net/http/transport_windows.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c9ef2c2..0000000
--- a/src/pkg/net/http/transport_windows.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2011 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-package http
-
-import (
-	"net"
-	"syscall"
-)
-
-func init() {
-	remoteSideClosedFunc = func(err error) (out bool) {
-		op, ok := err.(*net.OpError)
-		if ok && op.Op == "WSARecv" && op.Net == "tcp" && op.Err == syscall.Errno(10058) {
-			// TODO(brainman,rsc): Fix whatever is generating this.
-			return true
-		}
-		return false
-	}
-}