diff --git a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
index 17a7c9c..4e3ca0d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
+++ b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
@@ -77,14 +77,6 @@
 def _download(path, url, probably_big, verbose, exception):
     if probably_big or verbose:
         print("downloading {}".format(url))
-    # see http://serverfault.com/questions/301128/how-to-download
-    if sys.platform == 'win32':
-        run(["PowerShell.exe", "/nologo", "-Command",
-             "[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;",
-             "(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('{}', '{}')".format(url, path)],
-            verbose=verbose,
-            exception=exception)
-    else:
         if probably_big or verbose:
             option = "-#"
         else:
