diff --git a/src/win/internal.h b/src/win/internal.h
index d7aae53e..c1189e67 100644
--- a/src/win/internal.h
+++ b/src/win/internal.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ extern UV_THREAD_LOCAL int uv__crt_assert_enabled;
 /* Used by all handles. */
 #define UV_HANDLE_CLOSED                        0x00000002
 #define UV_HANDLE_ENDGAME_QUEUED                0x00000004
-#define UV_HANDLE_ACTIVE                        0x00000010
 
 /* uv-common.h: #define UV__HANDLE_CLOSING      0x00000001 */
 /* uv-common.h: #define UV__HANDLE_ACTIVE       0x00000040 */
diff --git a/src/win/loop-watcher.c b/src/win/loop-watcher.c
index eb49f7cb..20e4509f 100644
--- a/src/win/loop-watcher.c
+++ b/src/win/loop-watcher.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void uv_loop_watcher_endgame(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_handle_t* handle) {
                                                                               \
     assert(handle->type == UV_##NAME);                                        \
                                                                               \
-    if (handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_ACTIVE)                                     \
+    if (uv__is_active(handle))                                                \
       return 0;                                                               \
                                                                               \
     if (cb == NULL)                                                           \
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ void uv_loop_watcher_endgame(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_handle_t* handle) {
     loop->name##_handles = handle;                                            \
                                                                               \
     handle->name##_cb = cb;                                                   \
-    handle->flags |= UV_HANDLE_ACTIVE;                                        \
     uv__handle_start(handle);                                                 \
                                                                               \
     return 0;                                                                 \
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ void uv_loop_watcher_endgame(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_handle_t* handle) {
                                                                               \
     assert(handle->type == UV_##NAME);                                        \
                                                                               \
-    if (!(handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_ACTIVE))                                  \
+    if (!uv__is_active(handle))                                               \
       return 0;                                                               \
                                                                               \
     /* Update loop head if needed */                                          \
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ void uv_loop_watcher_endgame(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_handle_t* handle) {
       handle->name##_next->name##_prev = handle->name##_prev;                 \
     }                                                                         \
                                                                               \
-    handle->flags &= ~UV_HANDLE_ACTIVE;                                       \
     uv__handle_stop(handle);                                                  \
                                                                               \
     return 0;                                                                 \
diff --git a/src/win/timer.c b/src/win/timer.c
index dcd2d478..2604336c 100644
--- a/src/win/timer.c
+++ b/src/win/timer.c
@@ -122,14 +122,12 @@ int uv_timer_start(uv_timer_t* handle, uv_timer_cb timer_cb, uint64_t timeout,
   if (timer_cb == NULL)
     return UV_EINVAL;
 
-  if (handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_ACTIVE) {
-    RB_REMOVE(uv_timer_tree_s, &loop->timers, handle);
-  }
+  if (uv__is_active(handle))
+    uv_timer_stop(handle);
 
   handle->timer_cb = timer_cb;
   handle->due = get_clamped_due_time(loop->time, timeout);
   handle->repeat = repeat;
-  handle->flags |= UV_HANDLE_ACTIVE;
   uv__handle_start(handle);
 
   /* start_id is the second index to be compared in uv__timer_cmp() */
@@ -145,12 +143,10 @@ int uv_timer_start(uv_timer_t* handle, uv_timer_cb timer_cb, uint64_t timeout,
 int uv_timer_stop(uv_timer_t* handle) {
   uv_loop_t* loop = handle->loop;
 
-  if (!(handle->flags & UV_HANDLE_ACTIVE))
+  if (!uv__is_active(handle))
     return 0;
 
   RB_REMOVE(uv_timer_tree_s, &loop->timers, handle);
-
-  handle->flags &= ~UV_HANDLE_ACTIVE;
   uv__handle_stop(handle);
 
   return 0;
@@ -225,23 +221,9 @@ void uv_process_timers(uv_loop_t* loop) {
   for (timer = RB_MIN(uv_timer_tree_s, &loop->timers);
        timer != NULL && timer->due <= loop->time;
        timer = RB_MIN(uv_timer_tree_s, &loop->timers)) {
-    RB_REMOVE(uv_timer_tree_s, &loop->timers, timer);
-
-    if (timer->repeat != 0) {
-      /* If it is a repeating timer, reschedule with repeat timeout. */
-      timer->due = get_clamped_due_time(timer->due, timer->repeat);
-      if (timer->due < loop->time) {
-        timer->due = loop->time;
-      }
-      if (RB_INSERT(uv_timer_tree_s, &loop->timers, timer) != NULL) {
-        uv_fatal_error(ERROR_INVALID_DATA, "RB_INSERT");
-      }
-    } else {
-      /* If non-repeating, mark the timer as inactive. */
-      timer->flags &= ~UV_HANDLE_ACTIVE;
-      uv__handle_stop(timer);
-    }
 
+    uv_timer_stop(timer);
+    uv_timer_again(timer);
     timer->timer_cb((uv_timer_t*) timer);
   }
 }