diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/test.go b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
index c39646992e..7e6e979fad 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (t *tester) run() {
 
 	t.timeoutScale = 1
 	switch t.goarch {
-	case "arm", "windows":
+	case "arm":
 		t.timeoutScale = 2
 	case "mips", "mipsle", "mips64", "mips64le":
 		t.timeoutScale = 4