diff --git a/src/os/file_windows.go b/src/os/file_windows.go
index d1d3124eed..c97307371c 100644
--- a/src/os/file_windows.go
+++ b/src/os/file_windows.go
@@ -82,49 +82,14 @@ func newConsoleFile(h syscall.Handle, name string) *File {
 	return newFile(h, name, "console", false)
 }
 
-var wsaLoaded atomic.Bool
-
-// isWSALoaded returns true if the ws2_32.dll module is loaded.
-func isWSALoaded() bool {
-	// ws2_32.dll may be delay loaded, we can only short-circuit
-	// if we know it is loaded.
-	if wsaLoaded.Load() {
-		return true
-	}
-	var ws2_32_dll = [...]uint16{'w', 's', '2', '_', '3', '2', '.', 'd', 'l', 'l', 0}
-	_, err := windows.GetModuleHandle(unsafe.SliceData(ws2_32_dll[:]))
-	wsaLoaded.Store(err == nil)
-	return err == nil
-}
-
 // newFileFromNewFile is called by [NewFile].
 func newFileFromNewFile(fd uintptr, name string) *File {
 	h := syscall.Handle(fd)
 	if h == syscall.InvalidHandle {
 		return nil
 	}
-	kind := "file"
-	var sotype int
-	if t, err := syscall.GetFileType(h); err == nil && t == syscall.FILE_TYPE_PIPE {
-		kind = "pipe"
-		// Windows reports sockets as FILE_TYPE_PIPE.
-		// We need to call getsockopt and check the socket type to distinguish between sockets and pipes.
-		// If the call fails, we assume it's a pipe.
-		// Avoid calling getsockopt if the WSA module is not loaded, it is a heavy dependency
-		// and sockets can only be created using that module.
-		if isWSALoaded() {
-			if sotype, err = syscall.GetsockoptInt(h, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, windows.SO_TYPE); err == nil {
-				kind = "net"
-			}
-		}
-	}
 	nonBlocking, _ := windows.IsNonblock(syscall.Handle(fd))
-	f := newFile(h, name, kind, nonBlocking)
-	if kind == "net" {
-		f.pfd.IsStream = sotype == syscall.SOCK_STREAM
-		f.pfd.ZeroReadIsEOF = sotype != syscall.SOCK_DGRAM && sotype != syscall.SOCK_RAW
-	}
-	return f
+	return newFile(h, name, "file", nonBlocking)
 }
 
 func epipecheck(file *File, e error) {