diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f13efc8..6a631a87 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ if(WIN32)
        src/win/poll.c
        src/win/process.c
        src/win/process-stdio.c
-       src/win/req.c
        src/win/signal.c
        src/win/snprintf.c
        src/win/stream.c
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 400a436b..23814254 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ libuv_la_SOURCES += src/win/async.c \
                     src/win/poll.c \
                     src/win/process-stdio.c \
                     src/win/process.c \
-                    src/win/req.c \
                     src/win/req-inl.h \
                     src/win/signal.c \
                     src/win/stream.c \
diff --git a/src/win/fs-event.c b/src/win/fs-event.c
index 226e6e7a..25809ea4 100644
--- a/src/win/fs-event.c
+++ b/src/win/fs-event.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void uv_relative_path(const WCHAR* filename,
 static int uv_split_path(const WCHAR* filename, WCHAR** dir,
     WCHAR** file) {
   size_t len, i;
- 
+
   if (filename == NULL) {
     if (dir != NULL)
       *dir = NULL;
diff --git a/src/win/fs.c b/src/win/fs.c
index 0886d799..812c1a6d 100644
--- a/src/win/fs.c
+++ b/src/win/fs.c
@@ -1517,10 +1517,10 @@ static void fs__fchmod(uv_fs_t* req) {
     SET_REQ_WIN32_ERROR(req, pRtlNtStatusToDosError(nt_status));
     goto fchmod_cleanup;
   }
- 
+
   /* Test if the Archive attribute is cleared */
   if ((file_info.FileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE) == 0) {
-      /* Set Archive flag, otherwise setting or clearing the read-only 
+      /* Set Archive flag, otherwise setting or clearing the read-only
          flag will not work */
       file_info.FileAttributes |= FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE;
       nt_status = pNtSetInformationFile(handle,
diff --git a/src/win/pipe.c b/src/win/pipe.c
index 382290e6..9a3cbc8a 100644
--- a/src/win/pipe.c
+++ b/src/win/pipe.c
@@ -2347,7 +2347,7 @@ int uv_pipe_chmod(uv_pipe_t* handle, int mode) {
     error = GetLastError();
     goto clean_sid;
   }
- 
+
   memset(&ea, 0, sizeof(EXPLICIT_ACCESS));
   if (mode & UV_READABLE)
     ea.grfAccessPermissions |= GENERIC_READ | FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES;
diff --git a/src/win/req.c b/src/win/req.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 111cc5e2..00000000
--- a/src/win/req.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +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 <assert.h>
-
-#include "uv.h"
-#include "internal.h"
diff --git a/src/win/thread.c b/src/win/thread.c
index 6e41dcd8..56ca41aa 100644
--- a/src/win/thread.c
+++ b/src/win/thread.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ int uv_thread_create(uv_thread_t *tid, void (*entry)(void *arg), void *arg) {
   ctx->arg = arg;
 
   /* Create the thread in suspended state so we have a chance to pass
-   * its own creation handle to it */   
+   * its own creation handle to it */
   thread = (HANDLE) _beginthreadex(NULL,
                                    0,
                                    uv__thread_start,
diff --git a/test/runner-win.c b/test/runner-win.c
index ce972705..aa52d7cc 100644
--- a/test/runner-win.c
+++ b/test/runner-win.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ int process_copy_output(process_info_t* p, FILE* stream) {
 
   while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f) != NULL)
     print_lines(buf, strlen(buf), stream);
-  
+
   if (ferror(f))
     return -1;
 
diff --git a/test/test-fs.c b/test/test-fs.c
index b4df5e3d..01f5a7b0 100644
--- a/test/test-fs.c
+++ b/test/test-fs.c
@@ -3551,7 +3551,7 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_exclusive_sharing_mode) {
 int call_icacls(const char* command, ...) {
     char icacls_command[1024];
     va_list args;
-    
+
     va_start(args, command);
     vsnprintf(icacls_command, ARRAYSIZE(icacls_command), command, args);
     va_end(args);
@@ -3573,7 +3573,7 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_open_readonly_acl) {
             attrib -r test_file_icacls
             del test_file_icacls
     */
-    
+
     /* Setup - clear the ACL and remove the file */
     loop = uv_default_loop();
     r = uv_os_get_passwd(&pwd);
@@ -3583,7 +3583,7 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_open_readonly_acl) {
     uv_fs_chmod(loop, &req, "test_file_icacls", S_IWUSR, NULL);
     unlink("test_file_icacls");
 
-    /* Create the file */    
+    /* Create the file */
     r = uv_fs_open(loop,
                    &open_req1,
                    "test_file_icacls",
@@ -3608,7 +3608,7 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_open_readonly_acl) {
     if (r != 0) {
         goto acl_cleanup;
     }
-    
+
     /* Try opening the file */
     r = uv_fs_open(NULL, &open_req1, "test_file_icacls", O_RDONLY, 0, NULL);
     if (r < 0) {
diff --git a/uv.gyp b/uv.gyp
index 37dcb360..5148a850 100644
--- a/uv.gyp
+++ b/uv.gyp
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@
             'src/win/poll.c',
             'src/win/process.c',
             'src/win/process-stdio.c',
-            'src/win/req.c',
             'src/win/req-inl.h',
             'src/win/signal.c',
             'src/win/snprintf.c',